Vícente Carrillo Casas was born in 1963 in Casasimarro in the province of Cuenca, Spain into a family of luthiers that established by his great grandfather, D. Blas Carrillo Alarcón (1836-1919). In 1984, after doing his military service, Vícente decided to learn the family business, studying not only with the various luthiers in their shop-- but also with a number of guitar makers of the Madrid school, among them Angel Benito Aguado and Jose Romero, whose friendship and professional advice he continues to value. Vícente's guitars are based on those of Santos Hernandez (1873-1942) with some slight modifications of his own. His classical and flamenco guitars have that old Madrid tone that is characterized by a certain warmth, deep basses, and sweet trebles. This guitar was built before Vicente reopened the family factory, and was built personally by him. The guitar is in excellent condition, apart from one scratch on the top on the right lower bout. It is set up very comfortably, and so is a pleasure to play.