ESTEVE GUITAR WORKSHOP, ALBORAYA, SPAIN

Warmth of the Night Recently I travelled to Valencia in Spain. I'd arranged to visit the Esteve guitar workshop where my classical guitar was made. My new instrumental guitar CD, recorded with my Esteve classical guitar, is entitled 'Warmth of the Night'... CLICK HERE TO ORDER CD - WORLD WIDE DELIVERY Alboraya nestles snugly into the northern side of Spain's third-largest city, Valencia, on the eastern Mediteranean coast. There I found the Esteve guitar workshop. Inside I found a huge multi-level complex covering an area of 3,000 square metres. The office manager generously took time out to take me on a tour through the whole Esteve production line. At this site in Alboraya a team of over 50 artisans and production line staff have worked hard for over five decades. I witnessed their dedication to the entire production process involved in making such high quality instruments. This includes cutting, shaping pasting, binding, painting, polishing and crafting a range of flamenco and classical guitars, mandolins, etc, which they export worldwide. Esteve have been producng classical guitars using the traditional Spanish construction system here since 1957. Francisco Esteve Guitarras, and Master Craftsman and Manager Manuel Adalid with his own signature range, have won many awards for their range of quality instruments. I was priviledged to have been shown through the Esteve guitar workshop and proud to say I got to meet and interact with so many fine artisans at work. As you can see from my photos I got to appreciate the entire guitar production process from cutting and shaping of the wood to final assembly, spray-coating and polishing to final packing. It certainly was a birds-eye view of how my own Esteve guitar was born! 'Muchos Gracias' to everyone in Alboraya who were so kind to me during my visit there.- PN Warmth of the Night Images ©Paul Norris All rights reserverd. www.paul-norris.com HOME | ABOUT CD | VIDEOS | REVIEWS | BUY CD | BUY MUSIC BOOK | AUDIO SAMPLES | ESTEVE GUITAR WORKSHOP | VALENCIA | CONTACT | WARMTH OF THE NIGHT; REFLECTIONS || | ===========================================================================================