With an almost reverent gesture, he sweeps his hand through the air of his workshop, presenting his domain. “It was only through him that I discovered the world of proportions and vibrations. Without him, I would never have become a guitar maker.”

The excellence of Morales’ craftsmanship is evident in the fact that he was the one who made the last guitars for the famous flamenco musician Paco de Lucía (1947–2014). “That was on another level. My craft reached new heights because of it,” Morales recalls.