MoroMusic.com
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moromusic from Budwick Music Co
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MORO plays an Andalusian guitar made by master luthier MARCELO BARBERO. This priceless instrument is made of wood so clear and thin that one can see the light of a candle through it; look at the sound hole in the photo above, right... Here, in his own words, is the story of how he came by this magnificent and rare guitar. Visit our AMILUCIENCE page and hear how the guitar sings HAUNTED SUMMER. Look for more ear candy on our site, too...
"The parts for it were cut from carefully chosen pine and spruce, during the 1840's, and put in storage for one century. Then, in the 1940's, they were assembled, glued, sanded down and varnished by the great master luthier, Marcelo Barbero of Madrid. He constructed guitars in the old Grenadine Andalusian style, in keeping with the old traditions of the art of building fine guitars.
"His best friend was an up-and-coming child prodigy of the flamenco guitar, Ricardo Modrego, to whom he gave no fewer than three of his guitars. Ricardo made several world concert tours, playing his favorite of these. During his 1962 tour of Asia, he performed at Tokyo's Hibya Theatre. I happened to be walking along, saw the poster in front of the theatre, and was allowed to wander in without paying during the last minutes of the concert. He was a great artist, and the S.R.O. audience breathlessly exulted in every note. After demanding several encores, they packed into his dressing room. I waited until it was all over and then went in to see him. He let me play this great Barbero guitar. The golden tones came from outside the box, not from the inside as with other guitars!
