Santos Hernandez was the maker who built Andres Segovia's 1912 Manuel Ramirez guitar while worked for Ramirez. The sound of his concert classical guitars speak for themselves. The label has been signed and dated by Santos Hernandez, and bears the maker's stamp neck block. The underside of the top is also signed and dated. This guitar was restored in 1981 by J. Farré, a luthier in Barcelona, (b.1928), and the guitar also carries his label stating that he restored this instrument. The restoration repaired a number of cracks on the back, including one that crossed the original label, and hairline cracks on the top. The restorer also refinished the guitar using, as did Santos Hernandez, French polish. This guitar has a top of German spruce, and Brazilian rosewood back and sides. Everything, including the tuners, appears to be original. The neck is straight, and the action at the 12th fret, 6th string is set at 3.5mm.