Enrique García

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Jacques Vincenti & Alberto Martinez
In the late nineteenth century Enrique García, born in Madrid, settled in Barcelona, a Modernista city experiencing extraordinary urban development and artistic fervour. García brought with him a wealth of expertise inherited from Antonio de Torres via José and Manuel Ramírez.

What distinguished his guitars, which were concert instruments, was his asymmetrical eight-strut bracing. He was a prize-winner at the 1893 international exposition in Chicago ‘for sweetness of tone quality’ and ‘for beauty of finish’. Domingo Prat, Francisco Tárrega, Miguel Llobet and Emilio Pujol all played on his guitars and helped establish his reputation in both Spain and Latin America.

French / English
216 pages for this 4-colours book
Format: 22.5 x 30 cm
Weight: 1.8 kg
1 plan included

Contents
Looking for Enrique García
Biographical details
Modernist Barcelona
The World’s Exposition, Chicago, 1893
His first guitars in Barcelona
His labels
Workshops and numbering
The end of his life
García’s will
Legacy
Guitarists and guitars
• Domingo Prat, a proselyte
• Francisco Tárrega’s guitars
• Tárrega’s inheritors
The García Sound
The instrument
• Woods
• Bracing
• Rosettes
• Bridge
• Heads
Acoustics
Mandolins
Guitar N° 120
Portfolio
Conclusion