Guitar maker Amsterdam
These are Paco Arriaga, Paco Peña and Ricardo Mendeville. Both Paco’s are in town because of Quimeras, Peña’s latest show, which will take place in Carré, next week. Ricardo, flamenco guitarist and coordinator of the flamenco department of Codarts, was accompanying them.
Otto Vowinkel is a household name in the classical guitar world; a renowned luthier with customers all over the world.
His instruments are physically light, easy to play, ultra-responsive and very powerful. His guitars have outstanding tonal qualities, evenness in sound colour and a perfect intonation.
Otto blogs about making guitars, guitarists who play his instruments, festivals he visits and ‘his’ guitar series Meesters op de Gitaar. He also writes about guitar maintenance.
