Danche Ivanovic was born in 1950, Belgrade - Yugoslavia. He was a 20 year experienced guitar player who also was repairing guitars at the time. In Munich, Germany he studied craftsmanship of string instruments from master luthier, Tomas Keller. He held a music business in Yugoslavia until the war broke out in 1991. The same year he moves to Salzburg, Austria - the kingdom of string instruments. One of his best customers was Mr. Eliot Fisk, world famous classical guitar player. In 1993 he made contract with country man Božo Podunavac (Božo Guitars) legendary maker of felt and archtop guitars, and with his blessing immigrates to the States, continuing his career this time with restoration of violins. Disassembling and restoring old archtop guitars, violins and violas taught him many of the masters’ secrets, inside and out. Archtop tradition, and violinmaking tradition is important to Danche’s distinctive approach to his art. His guitars are often used on recordings and concerts by Blue note recording artist Fareed Haque and Proteus recording artist Goran Ivanovic.