Erik Pierre Hofmann Luthier
I build classical guitars in a very personal way, blending my own design and concept with traditional instrument-making techniques, including old-fashioned features like V-joints, handmade inlays and genuine French polishing. Being influenced by historical guitars of various styles and epochs, my main concern in building a nonetheless modern guitar is to produce a well-balanced and reasonably easy to play instrument with a colorful and malleable tone. The range of classical guitars I offer includes standard 6-string as well as guitars with additional bass strings outside the fretboard.
I build classical guitars in a very personal way, blending my own design and concept with traditional instrument-making techniques, including old-fashioned features like V-joints, handmade inlays and genuine French polishing. Being influenced by historical guitars of various styles and epochs, my main concern in building a nonetheless modern guitar is to produce a well-balanced and reasonably easy to play instrument with a colorful and malleable tone. The range of classical guitars I offer includes standard 6-string as well as guitars with additional bass strings outside the fretboard.
I build classical guitars in a very personal way, blending my own design and concept with traditional instrument-making techniques, including old-fashioned features like V-joints, handmade inlays and genuine French polishing. Being influenced by historical guitars of various styles and epochs, my main concern in building a nonetheless modern guitar is to produce a well-balanced and reasonably easy to play instrument with a colorful and malleable tone. The range of classical guitars I offer includes standard 6-string as well as guitars with additional bass strings outside the fretboard.
All of these are available with either a standard 648 mm vibrating string-length or a customised shorter string-length, AIessi tuning machines or PeghedsTM. I build classical guitars with either cedar or spruce top, but clearly prefer the latter; flamed maple, various rosewoods, satinwood and Makassar ebony are my favorite choices for the back and sides. In the past, I also built copies of historical guitars, but I lack the time to continue this line of production, though I might be talked into making a copy of the Anton Stauffer eight-string guitar from my personal collection from time to time…
Prices go from 4.000,- to 8.000,- Euros (hardcase included) and my actual delivery time for a new instrument is between 12 and 18 months. Please note that I do not take dealer’s orders: I am a slow builder and I simply don’t have the time to produce more than what I can actually sell myself. Also, one of my main interests in building guitars remains the personal relationship to the players, be they professionals or amateurs.
All of these are available with either a standard 648 mm vibrating string-length or a customised shorter string-length, AIessi tuning machines or PeghedsTM. I build classical guitars with either cedar or spruce top, but clearly prefer the latter; flamed maple, various rosewoods, satinwood and Makassar ebony are my favorite choices for the back and sides. In the past, I also built copies of historical guitars, but I lack the time to continue this line of production, though I might be talked into making a copy of the Anton Stauffer eight-string guitar from my personal collection from time to time…
Prices go from 4.000,- to 8.000,- Euros (hardcase included) and my actual delivery time for a new instrument is between 12 and 18 months. Please note that I do not take dealer’s orders: I am a slow builder and I simply don’t have the time to produce more than what I can actually sell myself. Also, one of my main interests in building guitars remains the personal relationship to the players, be they professionals or amateurs.
All of these are available with either a standard 648 mm vibrating string-length or a customised shorter string-length, AIessi tuning machines or PeghedsTM. I build classical guitars with either cedar or spruce top, but clearly prefer the latter; flamed maple, various rosewoods, satinwood and Makassar ebony are my favorite choices for the back and sides. In the past, I also built copies of historical guitars, but I lack the time to continue this line of production, though I might be talked into making a copy of the Anton Stauffer eight-string guitar from my personal collection from time to time…
Prices go from 4.000,- to 8.000,- Euros (hardcase included) and my actual delivery time for a new instrument is between 12 and 18 months. Please note that I do not take dealer’s orders: I am a slow builder and I simply don’t have the time to produce more than what I can actually sell myself. Also, one of my main interests in building guitars remains the personal relationship to the players, be they professionals or amateurs.
