Amalio Burguet born in Catarroja, a small village near Valencia, in 1951. He leaned to build guitars at a young age by working in various workshops - making his first instrument in 1966  In 1984 he opened his own workshop in Catarroja where he builds high quality handmade guitars. He currently continues to work in his small family workshop with his two children, Vanessa and Damian, looking to create the perfect guitar. Amalio Burguet guitars were distributed in the early 2000s in the USA by Saga Music.