Guitar maker
A guitar maker is involved in the manufacture and repair of guitars and other plucked instruments .
education
The plucked instrument maker is often referred to as a guitar maker; this term does not adequately cover the diversity of this apprenticeship . During the training, the basics of all plucked string instruments such as zither , dulcimer , harp , guitar , mandolin , ukulele , theorbo , lute , etc. are taught. There is a strong specialization in the companies; the individual company or craftsman usually only produces one or two of the possible instruments.
After the training, there is often a specialization in the areas of concert guitars , flamenco guitars , steel strings or western guitars , jazz guitars , electric guitars , electric basses or acoustic basses.
In Germany, around 8 to 10 trainees start this craft every year.
The instrument making school in Mittenwald , the state vocational and technical school for violin making and plucked instrument makers in Mittenwald offers four training positions per year, and the Vogtland vocational school center offers 4–6 more positions per year ; Part of the vocational and vocational school “Vogtland Musical Instrument Making” in Klingenthal .
At these schools, vocational training for apprentices from the companies takes place in block classes.
In addition, the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau in Markneukirchen offers the course in instrument making.
One of the most famous guitar building teachers is the former teacher for instrument making and school councilor Franz Jahnel. He was born on April 7, 1892 in Görkau, North Bohemia, and died on March 29, 1992. He was best known for his book The Guitar and its Construction , published in 1963 by Das Musikinstrument Verlag .
German guitar makers (selection)
Well-known German guitar makers are or were
- Alexander Claas (* around 1985), Burgdorf / Lower Saxony
- Andreas Cuntz (* around 1975), Riedstadt / South Hesse
- Matthias Dammann (* 1957), Ruhstorf an der Rott
- Frank-Peter Dietrich (* 1938), Erlbach / Vogtland
- Armin Dreier (* around 1975), Schorndorf / North Württemberg
- Willy Dreier (1901–1976), Berlin
- Siegfried Eichhorn (* 1930), Markneukirchen / Vogtland
- Rolf Eichinger (1944–2009), Karlsruhe / - Pfinztal - Berghausen - Granada / Andalusia - Salobreña / Andalusia
- Achim-Peter Gropius (* 1967), Reutlingen
- Armin Gropp (* 1941), Breitenfeld / Vogtland
- Erwin von Grüner (1925–2001), Baiersdorf
- Albert Gütter (1927–1992), Markneukirchen
- Helmut Hanika (* 1932), Baiersdorf
- Gerold Karl Hannabach (1928–2015), Bubenreuth
- Peter Harlan (1898–1966), Berlin - Markneukirchen - Sternberg Castle / Lippe district
- Hermann Hauser I (1882–1952), Munich - Reisbach / Lower Bavaria
- Hermann Hauser II (1911–1988), Reisbach / Lower Bavaria
- Hermann Hauser III (* 1958), Reisbach / Lower Bavaria
- Dieter Hense (1929–2017), Hohenstein - Breithardt
- Dieter Hopf (* 1936), Taunusstein - labor
- Christian Jablonski (* around 1975), Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee / Upper Austria
- Max Erich Klein (1901–1984), Markneukirchen - Schwäbisch Gmünd - Koblenz
- Ernest Köröskény (1912–1978), Taunusstein - Wehen
- Eberhard Kreul (1937–2018), Erlbach / Vogtland
- Tom Launhardt (1963–2016), Leun / Central Hesse
- Christian Friedrich Martin Senior (1796–1873), Markneukirchen - New York City - Nazareth / Pennsylvania / USA
- Adolf Richard Meinel (1910–2009), Markneukirchen / Vogtland
- Ulrike Meinel (* 1952), Markneukirchen / Vogtland
- Edgar Mönch (1907–1977), Munich - Toronto / Canada - Staufen im Breisgau / South Baden
- Antonius Müller (* 1960), Aarbergen / South Hesse
- Dragan Musulin (* 1940), Taunusstein - Wehen
- Roland Oetter (1949–1985), Nuremberg
- Adolf Paulus (1874–1948), Markneukirchen - Leipzig - Berlin - Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Schweinfurt am Main - Bonn
- Hans Raab I (1855-1912), Munich
- Hans Raab II (1891–?), Munich
- Karl-Heinz Römmich (* 1953), Frankenhardt
- Roger Rossmeisl (1927–1979), Berlin
- Wenzel Rossmeisl (1902–1975), Berlin - USA
- Heidi von Rüden (* 1975), Berlin
- Gerhard Schnabl (* around 1950), Langensendelbach / Upper Franconia
- Joachim Schneider (1939–2019), Markneukirchen
- Steffen (* 1961) & André Schneider , Markneukirchen
- Günter Schulz
- Martin Seeliger (* around 1960), Giessen
- Reinhold Seiffert (1929–2003), Idstein - Lenzhahn
- Sebastian Stenzel (* 1966), Munich - Sölden (near Freiburg im Breisgau ) - Emmendingen (near Freiburg im Breisgau)
- Christian Stoll (* 1959), Taunusstein - labor
- Joe Striebel (* 1973), Wolfratshausen / Upper Bavaria
- Heinrich Szymansky (1867–1932), Berlin
- Johannes Oskar Szymansky (1894-1965), Berlin
- Johann Gottlieb Thielemann (around 1760–1821), Berlin
- Joachim Tielke (1641–1719), Hamburg
- Dennis Tolz (* 1985), Berlin
- Eduardo Valdivia Rivera (* 1948), Künzell / East Hesse - Berlin
- Walter J. Vogt (1936–1990), Horb -Mühlen am Neckar / South Wuerttemberg
- Curt Claus Voigt (* around 1955), Markneukirchen - Munich - Wasserburg am Inn / Upper Bavaria - Edling / Upper Bavaria
- Angela Waltner (* 1970), Berlin
- Mathieu Wateau (* around 1985), Berlin
- Arnold Jacob , called: Weißgerber (1917–1944), Markneukirchen / Vogtland
- Martin Jacob , called: Weißgerber (1911–1991), Markneukirchen / Vogtland
- Richard Jacob , called: Weißgerber (1877–1960), Markneukirchen / Vogtland
- Fred Wilfer (1917–1996; Framus ), Bubenreuth / Middle Franconia
- Stefan Zander (* around 1975), Kiel / Holstein
Spanish guitar makers (selection)
Important Spanish guitar makers are or were
- Juan Miguel Álvarez del Olmo (* 1960), Madrid
- Juan Álvarez-Gil (1932-2001), Madrid
- Vicente Arias (1833-1914), Ciudad Real - Madrid
- Marcelo Barbero (1904-1956), Madrid
- Paulino Bernabe (1932-2007), Madrid
- Paulino Bernabe (* 1960), Madrid
- Manuel G. Contreras (1928-1994), Madrid
- Pablo Manuel Contreras (1957-2011), Madrid
- Domingo Esteso (1882–1932), Madrid
- Ignacio Fleta (1897–1977), Barcelona
- Enrique García (1868-1922), Barcelona
- Santos Hernández (1870/73 / 74–1943), Madrid
- Celestino Méndez (1883 – after 1934), Spain - Buenos Aires ( Argentina )
- Paco Santiango Marin (* 1946) Granada
- José Ramirez I (1858-1923), Madrid
- José Ramirez II (1885–1957), Madrid
- José Ramirez III (1922-1995), Madrid
- José Ramirez IV (1953-2000), Madrid
- Manuel Ramírez (1864-1916), Madrid
- Manuel Reyes (1934-2014), Cordoba
- Manuel Reyes Hijo (* 1969), Córdoba
- Manuel Rodriguez Senior (1926–2008) and sons, Madrid
- Francisco Simplicio (1874-1932), Barcelona
- Antonio de Torres (1817-1892), Granada - Seville - Almeira
American guitar maker (selection)
- George Beauchamp (1899–1941; Rickenbacker )
- John D'Angelico (1905-1964)
- Jimmy D'Aquisto (1935–1995), from 1952 employee of John D'Angelico
- Elmer Stromberg (1895–1955), son of Charles A. Stromberg (1866–1955)
- Leo Fender (1909–1991; Fender Musical Instruments )
- Ren Ferguson (* 1946), Nashville / Tennessee - Bozeman / Montana - Oxnard / California
- Orville H. Gibson (1856-1918; Gibson Guitar Corporation )
- John M. Gilbert (1922–2012), Woodside / California
- Thomas Humphrey (1948-2008), New York City
- Lloyd Loar (1886-1943; Gibson Guitar Corporation)
- Christian Friedrich Martin Junior (1796–1873; Martin Guitars ), Markneukirchen - New York City - Nazareth / Pennsylvania
- Robert Ruck (* 1945), Poulsbo / Washington
- Paul Reed Smith (* 1956; PRS Guitars )
- Ervin Somogyi (* 1944), Oakland / California
Other guitar makers
- Albert Augustine (1900–1967), Sweden (known as a manufacturer of nylon guitar strings )
- Georg Bolin (1912–1993), Sweden
- Arnaldo Bottoni (around 1940 - around 2005) and Michele Greci (* around 1950), Italy
- Robert Bouchet (1898–1986), France
- Paul Fischer (* 1941), England ( Chipping Norton / Oxfordshire )
- Daniel Friederich (* 1932), France
- Gioachino Giussani (* 1949), Italy
- Jean-Nicolas Grobert (1794–1869), France
- Mass Hirade (* around 1930) ( Takamine ), Japan
- Masaru Kōno (1926-1998), Japan
- René François Lacôte (around 1785 – after 1868), France
- Jean Larrivée (* 1944; Larrivee Guitars ), Canada - USA
- Gabriele Lodi (* around 1980), Italy
- Mario Maccaferri (1900–1993), Italy / USA
- Luigi Mozzani (1869–1943), Italy
- Louis Panormo (around 1784–1862), England
- José Luis Romanillos (* 1932), Spain / England
- François Roudhloff (1781–1849), France
- David J. Rubio (1934-2000), England
- Greg Smallman (* 1947), Australia
- Gary Southwell (* 1962), England
- Johann Georg Stauffer (1778-1853), Austria
- Antonio Stradivari (1648–1737), Italy
- Kazuo Yairi (1932-2014), Japan
literature
- Conny Restle and Christopher Li: Fascination Guitar , Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-89479-637-2
- Stefan Hackl: The guitar in Austria - From Abate Costa to Zykan , Innsbruck / Vienna / Bozen, 2011
- Erik Pierre Hofmann, Pascal Mougin and Stefan Hackl: Stauffer & Co. - The Viennese Guitar of the 19th Century , Germolles sur Grosne, 2011 (Editions Les Robins); Website for the book
- Teja Gerken, Michael Simmons, Frank Ford, Richard Johnston: Acoustic guitars: Everything about construction and history , Munich 2003, ISBN 3-910098-24-X
- Franz Jahnel: The guitar and its construction - technology of guitar, lute, mandolin, sister, tanbur and strings. Erwin Bochinsky publishing house, Frankfurt am Main 1963
- E-guitar making by practitioners for practitioners ISBN 978-3-8495-6733-0
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Degree course in musical instrument making in Markneukirchen. studia instrumentorum musicae, accessed December 6, 2019 .
- ^ Gerhard J. Oldiges: Foreword to the 6th edition. In: Franz Jahnel: The guitar and its construction. Erwin Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main 1963; 8th edition 2008, ISBN 978-3-923639-09-0 , p. 3, and HK Herzog: Afterword. ibid, p. 232.
- ↑ Andreas Cuntz - Guitars from a master hand on akustik-gitarre.com , accessed on May 15, 2013
- ↑ Home - Wateau Guitars. In: Wateau Guitars. Retrieved May 7, 2016 (American English).
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- ^ Rainer place: years of apprenticeship. The master who did not fall from the sky. An interview with the guitar maker Achim-Peter Gropius . In: Concertino No. 1/2003 p. 14, Hamburg
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- ↑ Telephone conversation between Rainer Stelle and Karin Klein (daughter-in-law of Max Erich Klein) on March 25, 2020.
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- ↑ Felix Hahnkamm: On the trail of the secret of the "Django Reinhardt guitar". In: Guitar & Laute 8, 1986, issue 3, p. 57 f.
- ↑ Report: Visiting Lakewood on akustik-gitarre.com , accessed on May 15, 2013
- ↑ Sebastian Stenzel: Guitar builder , Classical Master Guitars and Ouds on stenzel-guitars.de , accessed on May 10, 2014
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- ↑ https://www.morgenpost.de/bezirke/charlottenburg-wilmersdorf/article216509257/In-Charlottenburg-gibt-es-eine-Strasse-der-Reparierer.html Retrieved on February 18, 2020.
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- ↑ Stefan Zander: Kiel guitar maker, concert guitars and steel strings on zandergitarren.de , accessed on May 10, 2014
- ^ Tony Bacon, Paul Day: The Ultimate Guitar Book. Edited by Nigel Osborne, Dorling Kindersley, London / New York / Stuttgart 1991; Reprint 1993, ISBN 0-86318-640-8 , p. 32.
- ^ Tony Bacon, Paul Day: The Ultimate Guitar Book. P. 35.
- ↑ Ren Ferguson on fender.com ( Memento from May 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ervin Somogyi. Retrieved July 20, 2020 (American English).
- ^ Konrad Ragossnig : Handbook of the guitar and lute. Schott, Mainz 1978, ISBN 3-7957-2329-9 , p. 170.
- ^ Konrad Ragossnig: Handbook of the guitar and lute. 1978, p. 170.
- ^ Konrad Ragossnig: Handbook of the guitar and lute. 1978, p. 170.
- ↑ https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/fr/article/larrivee-jean Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/kazuo-yairi Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.vintageguitar.com/16832/kazuo-yairi-founder-of-yairi-guitar-company-passes/ Accessed February 17, 2020.