Fernandez Music, P.O. Box 2130, Anacortes, Washington Phone: 949-856-1537 email: ron@fernandezmusic.com      (revised January 16, 2025). 
Established 1985 by Ronald Louis Fernandez and Jeanette Fernandez          Portuguese, Spanish and Latin American Fretted Instruments

 For sale: Portuguese Guitars, Brazilian Cavaquinhos, Kiwaya Ukuleles, Vintage Flamenco Guitars, Spanish Laud, French Polishing DVD


I am sad to announce the passing of my wife and life's partner on August 14, 2022.  Press on her name for a story of her life with photos: Jeanette Fernandez.
For a video about Jeanette on YouTube, press on the title: Moments with Jeanette

I am sad to announce the passing of my girlfriend Connie Barker. You can read her story and see a short video by pressing on her name: Connie Barker



Now in "quasi" retirement"  I continue to handle a few fine instruments which I have imported, repaired or French Polished. And, as a public service, I share resources for playing the Portuguese guitarra.  I now have some Portuguese Guitars for Sale (August 2024) 



Ron Fernandez refining frets on a Portuguese guitar

Ron Fernandez leveling frets.

Press here to read and watch VIDEO about my custom set-up.

Fernandez Music was established in 1985 but my experience with Spanish luthiers extends back to 1965 when my father and I started to deal with guitarmakers from his homeland. Since the 1990's I have imported over 13,000 guitars and I have personally set-up the last 8,000 of them. See Ronald Louis Fernandez PLAY FLAMENCO AND PORTUGUESE GUITARS on the local TV program Let It Shine!

TABLE of CONTENTS
Italian Corona
          Guitar made in 1880
Ulisses Portuguese Guitar
Esteve Requinto Guitar
Esteve Tres Cubano Guitar
Esteve
          Spanish Laud
Vicente Sanchis Flamenco Guitars Cutaways
Rosette of Felix
          Manzanero Guitar

Esteve
          Adalid Classical Guitar
Two Bolivian Charangos

Spanish Classical & Flamenco Guitars

Portuguese Guitars and Fado

Latin Guitars & Ukes

Latin Fretted Instruments

Accessories

DVD's by Ron Fern�ndez

Esteve Guitars

Esteve Deluxe/ Manuel Adalid Models





OLD or RARE GUITARS

Great Flamencos and Classicals--For Sale

Miguel Rodriguez Flamencos

Felix Manzanero Classical & Flamenco

Portuguese Guitars (guitarras portuguesas)--For Sale

Master Grade Portuguese Guitarras--For Sale

String Winders and Strings for Portuguese Guitarras

Playing the Portuguese Guitarra (Lisbon Style) by Ron Fernandez (a free internet lesson)--with embedded videos

Watch VIDEO on playing Fado Menor on Portuguese Guitar (lesson 2)

Watch VIDEO on playing Fado Maior on Portuguese Guitar (lesson 3)

Watch VIDEO on Making Unhas (Fingerpicks) for Portuguese Guitar: PART 1

Watch VIDEO on Making Unhas (Fingerpicks) for Portuguese Guitar: PART 2


Two Amalia Rodrigues Songbooks of Fados. Sold Out

4 Fado Songbooks from Melodias de Sempre. Sold Out

Fado Portugues, a songbook by Donald Cohen  IN STOCK- music and words for 26 great fados with CD




Portuguese Guitarra Collection. Joao Miguel Andrade Guitarra

Portuguese Guitarra by Joaquim Pedro dos Reis 1764

 


Charango from Bolivia

Cavaquinhos from Brazil

Lauds from Spain


Ukuleles by Kiwaya for Sale

 

Cejillas (Spanish Flamenco Capos)--out of stock

Flamenco Guitar Method Books--Koster's method and Chuck Keyer's Couirse

Fustero Gold Guitar Tuners for Spanish Guitars

Guitar Tuners (machine heads) for Classical and Flamenco Guitars


Mari Strings: classical, flamenco, bass sets, requinto, childrens, charango, tres cubano



 

Classical and Flamenco Guitarmaking with Benito Huipe Extended DVD Version

French Polishing for Guitarmakers 2.0

Violin Bow Rehairing with Roger Foster

 

THERE IS MORE BELOW SO SCAN DOWN.

French Polishing & Shellac

Shellac for Guitarmakers and French Polishers

Shellac Project

Shellac Sampler


French Polishing for Guitarmakers 2.0



Resources

Academy of Flamenco Guitar

Playing the Portuguese Guitarra Lisbon Style (an Internet lesson)



Articles

Felix Manzanero visits Ron Fernandez in California

The Fernandez Music "Custom Set-Up"--a photo essay and video

Flamenco vs Classical Construction

"Handmade" vs Factory Made

On Judging Guitar Quality

Photos of early 19th century classical guitar. Can you identify it?

The Traditional Spanish Method (very important to read)


If you want to contact me by e-mail, click on my address: ron@fernandezmusic.com