Always in the making

An electric guitar is mounted on a wall with architectural blueprints behind it. The blueprints are taped to the wall and feature detailed drawings and notes for building a guitar, titled 'The Washburn Guitar'. The guitar has a natural wood finish, six strings, and a black bridge and tuning pegs.

The Guitars

The Dáda and the Ló — two handmade acoustic guitars inspired by the small-bodied instruments of the early twentieth century.

Guitars

Every instrument begins with the wood. The rest is patience, hand tools, and thirty-five years of listening.

The Making

The Making
A black and white photo of a room with a large window with blinds, a workbench with tools on the left wall, a guitar on a table in the foreground, and various tools hanging on the right wall. There is a lamp illuminating the workspace.

Repairs & Setup

Guitars, mandolins, banjos, ukuleles — every instrument that comes through the door gets the attention it deserves.

Repairs & Setup
A person wearing a beanie and coat, selecting acoustic guitar tops from shelves labeled with categories, in a wood merchants.

Musician, repairer, maker. Pedro Velasco has spent a lifetime in close relationship with the guitar.

About

About
Always in the making. Velasco Guitars is now online — handmade acoustic guitars, repairs, and a look into the process behind the work. The site covers the two guitars I'm currently building — the Dáda and the Ló, both inspi