Antonio de Torres Jurado (June 13, 1817–November 19, 1892), more commonly known to guitarists as Torres, was the father of the modern classical guitar. He was born in Cañada de San Urbano de Almería, Spain, where he also died. June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Steve Howe playing lead guitar for Yes in 1977 A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... Classical guitar A classical guitar, also called a Spanish guitar, is a musical instrument from the guitar family. ...

He was apprenticed to a carpenter and luthier in the town of Vera, Almería, Spain.The earliest Torres guitar dates from 1854 when he was nearing the age of forty. He moved to Sevilla where he met the famous guitarist Julián Arcas, who encouraged him. He returned to Almeria in 1870 where he became a merchant of china and glassware. This was probably because guitar making could not provide enough money to support a wife and several children. Some of the most famous guitarists of the time played on Torres guitars e.g. Francisco Tarrega and Miguel Llobet. A carpenter is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry -- a wide range of woodworking that includes constructing buildings, furniture, and other objects out of wood. ... A luthier is someone who is capable of crafting and repairing any of the many types of stringed instruments. ... Almería province Almería is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the city in Spain. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit. ... This article refers to the material. ... Francisco Tárrega (November 21, 1852–December 15, 1909) was a Spanish composer and guitarist. ... Miguel Llobet Solés (18 October 1878 - 22 February 1938) was a classical guitarist and composer, born in Barcelona. ...

Stefano Grondona has recorded CDs using the several of the original instruments and it is amazing how beautiful they sound even after all these years in museums or private collections. Jose Romanillos has written a biography of this great luthier, entititled "Antonio De Torres". A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... This is an article on biographies. ...