I'm looking for a good luthier in the Netherlands, sombody with real experience on american style archtop mando family instruments.
If you know somebody in Germany / Belgium it also could help.
Thanks
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I'm looking for a good luthier in the Netherlands, sombody with real experience on american style archtop mando family instruments.
If you know somebody in Germany / Belgium it also could help.
Thanks
Frank De Haan
http://www.dehaanguitars.nl/
I am told that The New Acoustic Gallery owned by Oliver Waitze in Wupertal Germany is a top notch outfit. I don't know how close they are to the Netherlands.
http://n-a-g.info/index.php?option=c...298&Itemid=238
Thijs van der Harst in Breda:
http://moustacheguitars.com
Willem Simon in Rotterdam:
https://www.facebook.com/Simon-Gitaa...7550653070419/
Not a luthier, but very experienced in restoration/repairs is Tom van Berkel (in Amsterdam):
http://www.berkelmuziek.nl/contents/...trumenten.html
I can't find anything to confirm it, but my memory is vaguely telling me that Paul Brady's bouzouki was made by a Dutch builder (or at least one whose name sounded Dutch).
Thanks a lot, very helpful as always!!!
Jonker guitars is located in Alkmaar..not sure how far that is from Amsterdam..but he is a high end builder and could probably
Fix anything for you or put you in touch with someone who could..www.jonkerguitars.com worth a call..
also the fellowship of acoustics is a huge store in the netherlands they surely have an in house luthier
https://www.tfoa.eu/
For those in the same boat - I've recently found a similar thread - http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...he-Netherlands
Hi Roman,
Yesterday I spoke to Thijs van der Harst and played a few of his new built mandolins and was very impressed by the building quality. He knows certainly what he's talking about and I think you can always send him a message.
He's currently working on a new website, but a pic of his latest builds you'll find here:
http://www.thijsvanderharst.nl
Jan Pals (https://lazytater.wordpress.com/info/) builds mandolins and also has experience working on a Lloyd Loar F-5.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roman Pekar
search for Jan van Cappelle on Facebook. also The Dutch Luthier on Facebook.