Alfonso Checa

1962 Flamenco Guitar, Detai

Alfonso Checa (1914-1978) Renowned Flamenco Luthier

Alfonso apprenticed for several years in the city of Baza, and then opened his own workshop in 1935 at the age of 21.

Baza is a town in the province of Granada known for its guitar makers.

The flamenco guitars from that area were and are still made very light.

Light Flamenco guitars produce a quick attack in short sustain like a flamenco guitar is supposed to.

Here's a Checa being played in the aggressive Flamenco style

More Checa history & guitar specks from this site.

guitar made by masterluthier Alfonso Checa in 1967. Born in 1914, Alfonso Checa Plaza was one of the great guitar makers in Granada. He started his workshop in 1935 in Baza. Along his life, he won the first prize in Madrid International Exposition in 1953, as well as the first prize in the municipality of Ronda (Malaga). He taught his children. José and Vicente Checa, Vicente Pérez Checa, Antonio Ruiz and Pedro Martínez Peñalver. Pedro Martínez Peñalver started with him as an apprentice in 1962, and he took over his workshop after his death in 1977. It is worth mentioning how Checa made guitars for some other great makers of that time, such as Gerundino Fernández, José Ramírez, Luis Aróstegui, and Benito Ferrer.

The woods have a surprisingly high quality. The German spruce top has got a very marked, straight and even grain. The back and sides are made of curly maple of the highest quality, concerning both the cut and the excellent wood seasoning this guitar maker gives all his woods for years. The finishes are simple and sober, but also elegant.

Its spectacular sound and marked character are other great features of this work of art. The basses are quite powerful but also deep. The trebles are vivid, crystal clear, with great scope and sustain.

Its tension is medium, and the height of strings in saddle and fingerboard, really balanced, which provides the performer with an easy execution and great comfort for both hands.

The condition is good, with three cracks on the top and one on the bottom, being all of them minor ones, and not needing any repair whatsoever, except for one of them, which is perfectly repaired through the graft technique.

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made by master luthier Alfonso Checa in 1967. Born in 1914, Alfonso Checa Plaza was one of the great guitar makers in Granada. He started his workshop in 1935 in Baza. Along his life, he won the first prize in Madrid International Exposition in 1953, as well as the first prize in the municipality of Ronda (Malaga). He taught his children. José and Vicente Checa, Vicente Pérez Checa, Antonio Ruiz and Pedro Martínez Peñalver. Pedro Martínez Peñalver started with him as an apprentice in 1962, and he took over his workshop after his death in 1977.

It is worth mentioning how Checa made guitars for some other great makers of that time, such as Gerundino Fernández, José Ramírez, Luis Aróstegui, and Benito Ferrer.

Its tension is medium, and the height of strings in saddle and fingerboard, really balanced, which provides the performer with an easy execution and great comfort for both hands.

Re: Alfonso Checa Baza 1960s spanish made flamenco

It's light, so it probably has a quick attack and short sustain like a flamenco guitar is supposed to.

You can still wax poetic and sweet but it won't be the same as a rosewood back and sides. The cypress and light weight should give it that sort of raspy and even a slight buzz that good flamenco guitars get.

Cypress/Spruce/ looks to be a cedrella neck.

Alfonso Checa was his name, Baza is a town in the province of Granada known for its guitar makers.

The flamenco guitars from that area were and are still made very light.

Re: Alfonso Checa Baza 1960s spanish made flamenco

...pluck single note to listen to the resonance sustain and decay.

The treble notes resonate well and as the sustain diminishes, harmonics are produced. while playing the treble strings, especially the G string in closed positions, the body or open strings seem to resonate and hum producing its own subtle chorus octaves higher.

It's almost like a droning effect.

The bass strings have a nice sustain and depending on the positioning of your ear or the listener they can sound pretty amplified and have a growl and buzz to them.

It definitely resonates and produces harmonics.

She has sweet spots that make her sing.

Re: Alfonso Checa Baza 1960s spanish made flamenco

Alfonso Checa, like so many other Spanish builders, had a very small shop and worked in relative obscurity; at least for most of his career.

He sold guitars directly through his shop: top level flamenco and classical guitars.

He also supplied instruments to retailers who would often add their own label or cover the Checa label entirely. Checa even supplied Ramirez with some student models which were sold with a Ramirez estudio label.

I have 2 of his guitars; a 1966 classical, and a 1974 flamenco. They are both very nice guitars and have great character.

I have seen and played several of his guitars. All of them had the Checa stamp and labels

on the back (visible through the sound hole)

..... 1962 Alfonso Checa Flamenco Guitar

Handmade in Baza, Granada Province, Spain

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Alfonso Checa (Baza,Spain, active 1935-1978)

Born in 1914, Alfonso Checa Plaza was a guitar maker from Baza, a town in the province of Granada, who opened his workshop in 1935.

During his life he was a renowned luthier.

Checa first prize later in an exposition in Ronda, Spain.

Later, Checa won a first prize medal for his guitars at the International Exposition in Madrid in 1953.

Alfonso Checa - 1a 1972

1.990,00 €

top high quality German spruce, back and sides very fine mahogany.scale length 657 mm nut width 52 mm.

This classical guitar was built by Alfonso Checa in Baza (Granada) in 1972.

During his life Alfonso Checa was very respected among the luthiers of Granada.

he built guitars for Gerundino Fernandez and Antonio Marin Montero.

the basses have a very special depth and the trebles are very clear.
It has an absolutely charming classical sound and the soound has a very nice vintage timbre.

1967 Checa

Flamenco guitar Alfonso Checa 1967

This flamenco guitar was made by master luthier Alfonso Checa in 1967. Born in 1914, Alfonso Checa Plaza was one of the great guitar makers in Granada. He started his workshop in 1935 in Baza. Along his life, he won the first prize in Madrid International Exposition in 1953, as well as the first prize in the municipality of Ronda (Malaga). He taught his children. José and Vicente Checa, Vicente Pérez Checa, Antonio Ruiz and Pedro Martínez Peñalver. Pedro Martínez Peñalver started with him as an apprentice in 1962, and he took over his workshop after his death in 1977. It is worth mentioning how Checa made guitars for some other great makers of that time, such as Gerundino Fernández, José Ramírez, Luis Aróstegui, and Benito Ferrer.

Its tension is medium, and the height of strings in saddle and fingerboard, really balanced, which provides the performer with an easy execution and great comfort for both hands.

Re: Alfonso Checa Baza 1960s spanish made flamenco

It's light, so it probably has a quick attack and short sustain like a flamenco guitar is supposed to.
You can still wax poetic and sweet but it won't be the same as a rosewood back and sides. The cypress and light weight should give it that sort of raspy and even a slight buzz that good flamenco guitars get.
Cypress/Spruce/ looks to be a cedrella neck.

Alfonso Checa was his name, Baza is a town in the province of Granada known for its guitar makers.
The flamenco guitars from that area were and are still made very light.

Re: Alfonso Checa Baza 1960s spanish made flamenco
...pluck single note to listen to the resonance sustain and decay.
The treble notes resonate well and as the sustain diminishes, harmonics are produced. while playing the treble strings, especially the G string in closed positions, the body or open strings seem to resonate and hum producing its own subtle chorus octaves higher.

It's almost like a droning effect.

The bass strings have a nice sustain and depending on the positioning of your ear or the listener they can sound pretty amplified and have a growl and buzz to them.
It definitely resonates and produces harmonics.
She has sweet spots that make her sing.

Re: Alfonso Checa Baza 1960s spanish made flamenco
Alfonso Checa, like so many other Spanish builders, had a very small shop and worked in relative obscurity; at least for most of his career.

He sold guitars directly through his shop: top level flamenco and classical guitars.

He also supplied instruments to retailers who would often add their own label or cover the Checa label entirely. Checa even supplied Ramirez with some student models which were sold with a Ramirez estudio label.

I have 2 of his guitars; a 1966 classical, and a 1974 flamenco. They are both very nice guitars and have great character.
I have seen and played several of his guitars. All of them had the Checa stamp and labels
on the back (visible through the sound hole)

1962 Alfonso Checa Flamenco Guitar

Handmade in Baza, Granada Province,

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