Category: Contemporary Luthiers

New Archtop Harp Guitars

Aug 26, 2012

I thought these were very cool…from new builder Johan Van Neck of Belgium, who “has no...

Aug 18, 2012

Just a couple of months ago, luthier Oliver Klapproth (below), a student for musical...

Aug 5, 2012

Boy, did I miss the boat. I thought I was plugged in to the whole harp ukulele thing all along,...

Jul 18, 2012

I realized after my little rant last month (thanks to all who supported me, btw) that I hadn’t...

Jun 27, 2012

No, it’s not a newly discovered strain of Knutsen harp steel (those, I covered last month). I’m...

Jun 21, 2012

The number of Canadian harp guitar builders lately seems to be exponentially growing, which is...

Jun 15, 2012

In an area of harp guitar design and invention still in its infancy, Massimiliano (Max)...

Jun 10, 2012

I finally get to blab about the Most Anticipated Harp Guitar of 2012…. It is, of course, a...

May 17, 2012

I was fortunate to be able to visit many of the luthier friends I had met on our last...

May 11, 2012

On our final day in Milan, Giulia and Hiroki were free and kindly offered to drive us around. I...