Miguel Rodriguez

One of the great joys of being a classical guitarist is playing my "Church Door" guitar made by the brilliant luthier of Cordoba, Miguel Rodriguez. I first heard one of these magnificent instruments played by Pepe Romero at a guitar convention in Texas in the late 70s. I knew immediately that there was something about the sound that I was irresistibly drawn to. I asked the importer George Dauphinais of Springfield Illinois to please notify me if he ever had a Miguel Rodriguez come through his hands. A couple of years later he called me and said he had three in his shop. My wife and I raced over there and I ended up buying the one I still play now. That was 1981. Sadly, Miguel Rodriguez is now deceased and the shop is closed. Sulaiman Zai 2005

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I own three guitars by the superb world class luthier John Greven. You can hear one of his instruments on track 12 of my recording called ALASKAN BLUE. I feel a debt of gratitude to him for his wonderful work and his support of mine. Thanks John!

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