Ramirez sisters

My main guitars now are from Jose Ramirez III in Madrid Spain. My flamenco is a "blanca 1A" with pegs made with spanish cypress and a western red cedar top. It was made in 1970 stamped JMG inside. Her name is Gabriella.

My classical guitar is an R2 conservatory model also by Ramirez. It has an indian rosewood back with a western red cedar top. The body is slightly smaller than a normal concert classical. It has been fitted with tapping plated called golpeadores. They are used to protect the top from damage and also give a distinct snap when tapped with the fingernails. Her name is Ruby, pronounced Ru-beeee.

Both of these guitars were purchased from Fine Fretted Strings in campbell ca. Randy runs the shop there and is a wealth of info on spanish guitars.

I will post pics later .