“One of a kind” takes on a new meaning at Pimentel Guitars, Music & Entertainment. This guitar shop has been crafting world-renowned guitars and other string instruments by hand for 75 years.
Lorenzo Pimentel launched Pimentel Guitars in 1951 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He had been crafting custom guitars for years, and decided he wanted to start a business sharing his passion with the world. The company moved to Albuquerque in 1963 and is now run by three of Lorenzo’s sons.
“Dad used to bring us when we were 6 years old to the shop,” said Victor Pimentel. “And of course, at that age, we didn’t know anything. We were playing with the sawdust and the little pieces of wood that were left over. But that’s how we started.”
As the brothers got older, they learned how to make guitars and began crafting guitars themselves and working at the shop…