BEN WITTEMAN

Ben Witteman is born in Leiden, The Netherlands. He learned the skill of woodworking from his father. At the age of 15 he bought his first guitar. The visual beauty and the broad spectrum of tonal possibilities immediately touched him. Because, for the love of this instrument and the beautiful art of woodworking, he started the skill of lutherie. He uses his revolutionary ideas to improve the sustain, tonal spectrum and loudness of the acoustic guitar with respect to the visual aesthetics of the instrument. In other words, he gives the instrument the quality and soul without ignoring the history and experiences of other experienced luthiers. He only builds instruments from the finest solid tone woods. He is a luthier that works alone. Every guitar is created by his own hands. He has a special passion for building classic and steel string guitars.