AMANO

The AMANO brand was founded to interpret Spanish guitars in a contemporary way, beyond the traditional norms.

Spanish guitar construction has perfectly developed design features for producing cost-effective guitars with a high degree of handcraft, a light response, full tone and long lifespan. However, many players prefer steel-string guitars because of neck dimensions, appearance or other characteristics. Since nylon-string guitars, due to their soft strings, are very suitable for those who don't play very often or have longer breaks from playing, we believe there should be a greater variety of models among nylon-string guitars to also reach non-classical players. Therefore AMANO works together with leading manufacturers to develop and implement new ideas and models beyond the classical range.

AMANO cooperates in production with leading, long-established guitar manufactories. The production of AMANO series 3–10 takes place at a guitar manufactory near Valencia. It has been operating since 1957 and is led by the luthiers Manuel Adalid and Juan Hernandez. Production of the entry-level series 0–2 is handled by our partner HORA S.A. in Romania. This manufacturer, founded in 1951 as a violin-making manufactory, masters the Spanish construction style so well that it has, for example, also built guitar models under the brand of the Spanish market leader.

In addition to the traditional classical guitar models, AMANO offers a wide model palette whose features are also attractive to non-classical players:

SMALL NECK (-SN) – 48 mm nut width

Small necks provide enough room for most guitar techniques. They are often the preferred choice of players who have small hands or are used to narrower necks. Modern and popular chord shapes — for example those using the thumb — can be executed more comfortably on a small-neck guitar.

OPEN PORE (-OP) – ultra-thin finish without pore-filling material

The thin, feather-light finish lets the instrument vibrate freely — resulting in a responsive instrument and greater dynamics. And besides, the finish with its open surface looks very natural.

SOUNDPORT - a second sound hole in the upper bout

The soundport projects the guitar's sound loudly and clearly towards the player. This leads to a dynamic sound experience for the player and consequently to significantly more playing enjoyment. (Standard on all models except those with pickups)

SAPELE TOP (-S)

The wood species of the top decisively influences the guitar's tonal character and response. In the classical field cedar and spruce have become standard — AMANO also uses other high-performing woods that are convincing as top woods. They give the instrument a new acoustic and visual character — with the same quality in function and durability.

Cutaway-Electric (-CE)

AMANO also offers guitar models with cutaway and Fishman pickup systems.