All Danche custom guitars, both acoustic (flat top) and Jazz (archtop) guitars are unique & perfectly handcrafted, from extra high quality wood that is minimum 15 years old.
In the last 25 years I have repaired few thousand string instruments: violins, violas, and acoustic guitars.... I have had a pleasure working on restorations with few respected luthiers such as Tomas Keller, Jorg Scherbaum, Joe Campagna, Kenneth Bachelder, Bozo Podunavac, Huge McFarland. I have learned a lot from them. On this website I have chose few guitar restauration examples to show.
My workshop is probably the most exciting place to create my art for me. This is the place where the instruments are made, repairs being done, and a new life is born trough restauration of the old instruments. I have made over 200 guitars, and repaired over 1000 string instruments. Trough my work I have met a lot of interesting people; some of them were guitarists, luthiers, colectors, world musicians. On these pages you will see the atmosphere I work at and some of those people who visit me.
Check out the sounds and atmosphere of my Workshop and make sure to step by when you are in the neighborhood
Guitar making course - Sign up today
Are you interested to learn the skills of the old craftsman and preserve the lost art? Sign up for 6 weeks solid body guitar making course where you will go from the block of wood to finished and (very) high quality guitar.
Come by Danche store or call (708) 386-6666 to inquire about private guitar lessons. You can also send us a message here and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Check Out the Sounds and Atmosphere inside Danche's Workshop