Thirty-six-year Guild member Ronald Louis Fernandez repairs and imports Spanish and Portuguese guitars. He has made a video on classical guitar construction with Benito Huipe and another on French polishing.
▪ bio current as of 2022
Thirty-six-year Guild member Ronald Louis Fernandez repairs and imports Spanish and Portuguese guitars. He has made a video on classical guitar construction with Benito Huipe and another on French polishing.
▪ bio current as of 2022
2022
AL#147 p.67 read this article
Ronald-Louis Fernandez
▪ Janette was a sweet Scottish lass, the wife of luthier/dealer Ron Fernandez, well known in guitar circles and a regular at GAL Conventions.
2020
AL#139 p.61 read this article
Ronald-Louis Fernandez
▪ Felix Manzanero was a classical guitar maker and collector in Madrid. He spent twelve years in the shop of Jose Ramirez II, starting at age fourteen. Felix was a friend of author Ron Fernandez’ father, and then a lifelong friend of Ron; they visited each other’s homes in Spain and California. Mentions Seiko Sesoko, Laurindo Almeida, Manitas de Plata, Sabicas, Segovia, Paracho, German Vazquez Rubio.
2009
AL#99 p.3
Ronald-Louis Fernandez
▪ Fernandez offers corrections to Tom Harper’s review of his instruction DVD French Polishing for Guitarmakers 2.0.
2001
AL#68 p.33 BRB6 p.310
Ronald-Louis Fernandez
▪ There are discrepancies in the Rodriguez family history that the author seeks to remedy.
1997
AL#50 p.61
Ronald-Louis Fernandez
▪ Video training available demonstrating detailed techniques of classical guitar making.
1996
AL#46 p.3 BRB4 p.263
Ronald-Louis Fernandez
▪ More information about South American instruments and tonewoods (and toneshells from armadillos). This refers to Suran’s article in AL#45.
1995
AL#41 p.40 BRB4 p.144
Ronald-Louis Fernandez
▪ It’s untrue that all the old builders were stodgy old putzes locked into a cold tradition. Some of their guitars were pretty far out. With 21 photos.
This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.
1991
AL#27 p.34 BRB3 p.108 read this article
Ronald-Louis Fernandez
▪ This instrument is a lovely looking cittern, sort of a big mandolin with 12 strings. The traditional tuners are unique, compact, and distinctly ungraceful, but they allow—indeed, encourage—the use of a wonderfully distinctive headstock. With 16 photos.
1989
AL#20 p.59 BRB2 p.483
Ronald-Louis Fernandez
▪ Obtaining a Portuguese Guitarra and viola, the instruments of fado and Portuguese folk music.