Guitars

From Cuenca

Last Friday our Spanish teacher, Fausto, took us to see Luis Uyapuari, an excellent guitar maker. Fausto knows Luis through working with his brother at a language school. Very nice person, and makes beautiful guitars totally by hand. I wish I had taken some closeups of the guitars, but unfortunately all I have is this picture.

From Cuenca

If you click on it, then click the magnifying glass, you can make out some of the design work. If I was a guitarist with money to spend, I'd have ordered one right there. The guitar in the picture cost a chunk of money, but it was cheap compared to the equivalent work bought in Europe or the US. If anyone has a passion for custom-made guitars, I can put you in touch.