Andres Segovia plays his 1969 Jose Ramirez

Here's footage of Andres Segovia playing the 1969 Jose Ramirez which he owned and played for 10 years starting in 1969, and which later became part of the Russell Cleveland collection. Watch at 0:34 as the camera zooms in to show the serial number of the very guitar in question. Scott Tennant has recorded a CD of Segovia's compositions on this guitar and the CD will be released by Guitar Coop.

[robinterkzer]

Segovia showed mankind the soul of the guitar ! The sound he made, will echo in the ears of guitarists for eternity !

[Yuriy]

Sound is Segovia's greatest asset. No one else had such a sound

[steveb]

Love that beautiful tone emanating from the master on that beautiful Ramirez!

[larrydean]

Larry Snitzler to Segovia, "You don't like the piano." Segovia, "It is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth." Snitzler, "But you have a piano in your living room." Segovia, "Yes, for holding the pictures."

[hrburrell]

Lol at the critiques..theres always those one or two people who think they are better. Lets see how you do in your 80s or 90s...

[rdubb]

I feel like, with Segoiva, the sound almost comes from "inside" him. I can't explain it. Its a way that he seems to draw sound out of the guitar.

[theatremusician]

He always had a way, in his later years, of making slower passages sounding like a heavy, emotionless dirge. He had such a nice touch and feel though for the more uptempo bits.

[francescodefendi]

Raidue!! Italian second channel! Grandiiii....vai Andreino! 😆

[PortoR.]

I'd really like to know this song's name, can someone please tell?

Quando alla Rai trasmettevano cose interessanti.

[johnlay]

So, the Ramirez Segovia played was made by Amalia Ramirez. I have never realised that she is that good. Maybe the del Tiempo, her creation, is worth looking into.

[PedroLopez-sxzw]

Segovia passou una vida intera tocando esto? Si conocera Atahualpa Yupanqui, Eduardo Falu, Abel Fleury, Roberto Grela, Hector Ayala… todos Argentinos. Estos si, estos eran verdaderos guitarristas

[ЭрнстФакусимов]

Давно это было. Привет из прошлого. Настоящее есть и живёт развивается гитара, спасибо за популяризацию гитары во всём мире, в то нелёгкое и более свободолюбивое время. Не зря он гаммы играл, поэтому в таком почётном возрасте ещё и мог играть. Певучесть гитары слышна из-за вибрато, а гармоники запись нивелирует. Микрофоны, что тогда не могли полноценно передать содержание музыкальных произведений, что сейчас также.

[timothybarrd.c.]

Is Scott Tennant's CD still available.? I play an 80s Ramirez and love to hear other on it.

[jeffwalther]

Do you know what scale length did Segovia prefer for his guitars?

[goscott]

I had this guitar! John Dowland? 😎

[beasheerhan]

I would not think segovia would like this guitar, this because the contrast between treble and bass is not nearly so pronounced as the Hauser.


The great stregnth of a cedar top is it's velvety uniformity, not it's ability to make contrast.

[kawaipartners]

The rabel of this instrument shows a tipical 1980s' Jose Ramisez IIIrd's one. IIIrd says he gave 1984's work and it wouid be that one, Ithink.

[josemiguelplanton]

Scott Tennant must cut his right hand nails because he has too much long nails and makes dusturbing sounds all of the time.
In fact he destroys his recordings.

[mitchthomas]

Segovia had such a dry and clipped sound, broken in arbitrary places by a soppy vibrato.