ANTIQUE ACOUSTICS - Key Persons

Rudolph Blazer started his career as a luthier in 1971 as an apprentice with one of the well-established guitar manufacturers of Germany. After gaining experience through years of repair work he opened his own shop in Stuttgart. In 1980 he moved to the town of Tuebingen, concentrating on the serial production of traditional steel string guitars. Some years before joining Rudolph Blazer, Wilhelm Henkes started building fretted instruments and later acquired the traditional master certification as luthier. Together they built more than 400 guitars and mandolins in their first Tuebingen workshop.