Oscar Muñoz

Born in Granada in 1974, after completing pre-university studies and several technical courses in joinery and carpentry, he joined the woodworking sector at the hands of a family business with a long tradition in carpentry and joinery, a stage that lasted 20 years.

At the same time, he always had a great interest in music, for instruments and musical groups, which gradually immersed him in the observation and repair of instruments, especially in relation to his skills as a carpenter.

In 2013, he decided after tackling some larger jobs that required precision, specific tools and broader knowledge, he took the step to specialize and acquire training from expert guitar makers in the construction of Spanish guitars in a traditional and artisan way. He achieved this from the hand of Stephen Hill and Pablo Requena in their guitar building courses at the European Institute of Guitar Making (EIGM). The residence in Granada has allowed him to have relationships with many builders of this city from whom he has acquired a lot of knowledge and influence in the traditional construction of Granada. Later he became a member of the Professional Association of Guitar Players of Granada as a member, http://www.guitarrerosdegranada.com/ This association implements a strict quality control both in the product and in its construction, which must follow traditional and artisanal methods. This group of builders has also been a great influence on him. Holder of the second prize or (silver medal) of the prestigious "Antonio Marín Montero International Guitar Builders Competition" in 2017.

Accredited and Registered in the registry of Artisans of the Junta de Andalucía, complying with all the requirements demanded in these registries, as a maker of traditional instruments.

In 2018 he collaborated with the Granada Science Park in the research and construction of reproductions of historical instruments together with the Luthier Aarón Rodríguez in the exhibition Play & music.

Participant in numerous guitar festivals as an exhibitor and collaborator, Petrel Guitar Festival, Valencia Guitar Festival, Granada Guitar Festival, etc..., it is worth noting the most intimate collaboration with the International Guitar Festival Guitar de Ronda, where he has been one of his most important collaborators and participants and especially with his director and professional guitarist Paco Seco who has contributed especially to the development of his instruments.

Today his instruments can be seen in such prestigious stores as GSI, (guitar salon International, USA), Grand salon Guitare (Montreal, Canada), Dan Zeff Guitars (Los Angeles, USA), Ronda Guitar House, (Spain) , etc.., He is also sponsored and appointed as a reference luthier by the Royal Classics String (RC

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Occasionally, he has dedicated himself to giving master classes on the traditional guitar and its construction, and to training and perfecting new luthiers by scheduling construction courses.

He leaves in the inkwell guitarists, guitar teachers, specialist varnishers and numerous friends who in one way or another have helped him to be here.

The union of his love for the guitar plus his long experience in the wood sector made him make the decision to unite these worlds and build guitars, but in this case his interest in the crafts of his land, the traditions, its history and the long romance that this city has in which it lives with the guitar and culture.