Paulino Bernabe II
Paulino Bernabe II (born 9 June 1960 in Madrid), is a Spanish luthier.
Life
Paulino Bernabé learned the art of making classical guitars from his father. Paulino Bernabe Senior, a famous Spanish luthier.[1] Since the early 1980s until shortly before the death of his father in 2007 the master worked together with Bernabe Senior and took over the workshop.[2] Guitars made by Paulino Bernabé II are played by internationally known guitarists, such as John Williams[3] and Johanna Beisteiner. In 2011 he founded the association Spanish Guitar Foundation[4] in order to protect the heritage of the Spanish guitar-making style and promote young artists. The Foundation also has a fine collection of 19th and 20th century guitars.
References
- ↑ Biography of Paulino Bernabé II on his official website.
- ↑ Paulino Bernabe remembered. Article by Norbert Kraft on the website of the Guitar Foundation of America. 2007.
- ↑ Article about John Williams receiving a guitar by Paulino Bernabé II in 2007.
- ↑ Guitar talk on the website of Acoustic Guitar, October 2011.
External links
- Official website of Paulino Bernabe II
- Spanish Guitar Foundation
- Biography of Paulino Bernabé II on the official website of the Austrian guitarist Johanna Beisteiner.
- Biography of Paulino Bernabe II on the website of Guitarras de Luthier (Spanish).
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