Chris Anderson
Hagerstown, Md., EEUU
www.andersonsguitar.com

It is with the fondest memories that I often recall the hour I spent playing your guitar at the Alexandria Guitar festival this past summer. It was the one with the maple sides and back. I have been fortunate to encounter many, many fine instruments over the years. However, yours was very special, and quite unique.

It is not unusual to find "singing trebles", "strong basses", and "great projection" from guitars these days. Yours definitely had plenty of those qualities. What struck me was the balance of the response throughout the entire range of pitches on the instrument.

Consequently, I was able to easily manipulate the inner voices of the music I played in a way that I have never been able to previously, or since, on the guitar. It was like playing a piano. You may recall that I was slightly disoriented by listening to my music and hearing many of middle voices in a new way. Thanks for the awakening!

I look forward to seeing you (and playing your guitars again) soon!

William Kanengiser
LA, California, EEUU
www.kanengiser.com
www.lagq.com

"I had the pleasure to meet Ariel at a festival in Virginia in July 2007, and I found him to be a delightful person and a luthier of the highest caliber.  I was particularly impressed by a recent maple guitar of his, which I found to be a highly refined, beautifully constructed, and eminently musical instrument.  He is a builder that deserves to be widely known by guitarists in the United States."

(Los Angeles Guitar Quartet)

Michael Kirkpatrick
Baltimore, Maryland, EEUU
www.kirkpatrickguitar.com

"We are very pleased with our recent acquisition of a spruce and maple guitar by Ariel Ameijenda.   It is aesthetically complete, artful in both in appearance and sound... One of the most beautiful guitars in our shop, the workmanship is exquisite, with very tasteful use of maple in the back, sides, and binding. Well balanced spruce sound with good projection and a full tone.  Although new to the United States, this is the work of a highly experienced second generation luthier.   We have met many guitar makers in over 20 years of business, and  are fortunate to be able to introduce a talent such as Ariel."

Trilogy Guitars
LA, California, EEUU
www.trilogyguitars.com

My name is Ryan Ayers and I work here at Trilogy Guitars where Bill Kanengiser just dropped off your instrument.

Very impressive! We’ve let it acclimate over the week and we’ve put it in a few clients’ hands and everyone had good things to say about the guitar. The tone was punchy and full with a nice balance.

We would love to meet you and check in on other guitars of yours in the future and if you are ever in the States please contact us. We would be especially interested in a Brazilian or Indian rosewood instrument.

César Amaro
Montevideo, Uruguay
www.cesaramaro.com

I had the pleasure to play in one of your lately built guitars, and I'm writing to congratulate you : it is with no doubts a masterpiece.

It's fine finishing, and decoration, are added to the quality of sound make me shocked at the first sound. It's trebles of a perfect tuning and bright, its powerfull bass put the guitar between the best I've ever tried.

I'm shure that your guitars will run the world with success.

Receive my warm aplause and my sincere greeting.

Víctor Gómez
Montevideo, Uruguay
sonidosymares@gmail.com

Dos Impactantes Guitarras

Me estoy refiriendo a dos instrumentos del luthier uruguayo Ariel Ameijenda, una de ellas de abeto y la otra de red cedar.

Antes de realizar una evaluación de sus características quisiera comentar lo que más me ha impresionado de estos instrumentos que, creo, es lo que más importa para un músico. En ambas, prontamente uno siente que se puede hacer música fácilmente, lograr esa conjunción técnica, emotiva y de contenido, con guitarras dúctiles pero con personalidad, que permiten esa fascinante interrelación entre el músico y el instrumento.

Evaluándolas desde un punto de vista más formal comenzaré por sus similitudes. Son hermosos instrumentos, con una artística marquetería y esmerada terminación. El volumen es generoso en ambas y muy adecuado para salas de concierto. Tienen también un sello ya muy personal de las guitarras de Ariel, una sonoridad muy cristalina.

Vayamos ahora a las características propias de cada una de ellas. La de abeto posee, aunque uno tendería a esperar lo contrario por su tapa y menor tamaño de caja, un volumen estupendo. Una salida rápida del sonido con bajos envolventes con preponderancia en bajas frecuencias, lo que minimiza ruidos de ataque. La de red cedar, con un esperado excelente volumen, posee una proyección de sonido no tan rápida, ideal para quienes gustan de bajos más ricos en frecuencias medias y prefieren el resalte de los primeros instantes del sonido de ataque para la riqueza tímbrica. En registros medios y agudos estas características se relativizan parcialmente en ambos instrumentos.

En resumen, son dos guitarras cuyas maderas responden con sus sonidos característicos, acordes también a la intencionalidad de Ariel de proyectar en ellas su sensibilidad artística y musical.

Martín Ibarburu
Montevideo, Uruguay

Uso los cajones de Ariel hace más de 6 años , y he acompañado una evolución impresionante en la construcción, sonido y terminación de estos instrumentos.
Tocándolos encontré ese sonido cálido y nítido de la bordona en la parte aguda y el sonido neto, con cuerpo y bien diferenciado del chasquido en la parte grave, que tanto había estado buscando..

La verdad que es un placer tener y tocar un cajón de Ariel Ameijenda.

Jean Establet
Cannes, Francia
www.myspace.com/dicherry

"I love the sound of my lute, it has an incredible resonance. I thing it is due to the thickness of the top and other million of details that Ariel takes in account in his brilliant craftsmanship.

This are really instruments for the whole life ".

The Ariel Ameijenda  concert guitar is a piece off art. When I started to play it I first love the bass, with a round sound. After one hour  playing the treble became hight like crystal, a pleasure. Usually there' s a time off adaptation with a new guitar here, its easy to play from the beginning !

I compare with my other concert guitar( Bonadet) off 20 years. The sound is almost as high, the vibrato is natural and easy. When I make "tambura" the sound is like ''amazonia" musique.

One marvellous guitar, with soul.
With an incredible clearity and confort action in the moment of playing.
The sound is powerful, noble and precise.
Beauty and ingenery dancing towether, are the fruit of this wonder Ameijenda's done.
Thank you Ariel!

Russell F. Zimmermann
Washington DC, EEUU
russell.zimmermann@onebox.com

From my long collection of cajones, the one Ariel have built, its always the one
I use in my professional work. By it's elegance, incredible sound and easy action it has become in a fundamental element of my own sound.  The instruments Ariel makes, are built with such a love, knowledge and dedication worthy of  an artist, and  I recommend them unconditionally.

"I searched for a classical guitar for more than two years.  After playing one of Ariel’s guitars I knew my search was over.  It is easy to play, beautiful to look at, and sounds better than any other guitar I considered.  Everyone I've shown the guitar to is very impressed with the craftsmanship and the tonal quality.  Ariel does great work!"

Mark DeMulder
Springfield, Virginia, EEUU

I commissioned Ariel to build a traditional classical guitar for me. We communicated about what I wanted in the guitar and Ariel was able to translate my ideas into a beautiful, incredible sounding instrument. The guitar has a sound quality that is only possible from using the finest woods and the most skillful artistry on behalf of the luthier. Ariel is a master at his profession. The guitar is wonderful. He also kept me very well informed (with progress photos) throughout the construction. Finally, I want to say that Ariel is a very kind and honest man who truly loves his work.

Nicolás Ibarburu
Montevideo, Uruguay

Empecé a incursionar en el tango hace poco tiempo y, aunque es un género que me gusta mucho, es muy diferente a lo que yo estaba acostumbrado a tocar. Yo tenía una guitarra electroacústica de cuerdas de nylon que, a pesar de ser un buen instrumento, tenía varias limitaciones a la hora de interpretar un género como el tango. Estuve probando varias guitarras acústicas hasta que un día pasé por lo de Ariel. Ya cuando entré al taller y vi algunos instrumentos, presentí que había entrado al lugar indicado. Le comenté mi situación y me dio una guitarra para que probara. Fue amor a primera vista. En un primer momento, me sorprendieron los graves y luego, el rango dinámico que tenía. A mí me gusta pulsar fuerte y la respuesta que sentí fue increíble ya que podía presionar más fuerte y la guitarra seguía respondiendo. Al probar tocar melodías agudas a bajo volumen, me alucinó la dulzura y la sensibilidad de los armónicos. Ya usé la guitarra en varias grabaciones y cada vez es más elogiada en los estudios que voy y cada día me doy más cuenta de lo importante que es tener un instrumento tan exquisito que te estimule a la hora de tocar. Gracias Ariel !

I had the pleasure to play in one of your lately built guitars, and I 'm writing to congratulate you: it is with no doubts a masterpiece.

It's fine finishing, and decoration, are added to the quality of sound make me shocked at the first sound. It's trebles of a perfect tuning and bright, its power full bass put the guitar between the best I've ever tried.

I'm sure that your guitars will run the world with success.

Receive my warm applause and my sincere greeting.

"....I've found the Theorbo that I've tried really promising, with a really remarkable clarity and quality of sound. Besides a very interesting volume of sound for an instrument of small dimentions. The action is very good and the finishing very nice ".

José Pedro Beledo
New York, EEUU
www.beledo.com

...I've recognized in Ariel Ameijenda, a restless musician, a respect full luthier and an harmonic  human being. The guitar built by Ariel that I've traed is the fruit of consequence, not by chance. Clear balanced voices, easy to play by the hands of the player, and with this especial qualities that are not easy to find and invites as to keep on listening it's sound.

One marvelous guitar, with soul. With an incredible clarity and comfort action in the moment of playing. The sound is powerful, noble and precise. Beauty and ingenery dancing towether, are the fruit of this wonder Ameijenda's done.

Thank you Ariel!