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Lubos
hails from Northern New Jersey, originally from Czechoslovakia
He is a master luthier of
incredible talent and feeling while being a master of the art of tapping. A long tour of his workshop in
mid-October of 2009 showed me a few things about the man and his work
ethic. First, this is all he does, clearly to the point of
obsession. He frets over the slightest details, even final
polishing, meticulous in his every method. My surprise came when he
began bringing out his "other" instruments. Here I'm talking about
mandolins, arch-top guitars parlor guitars and heck, he even brought
out a gorgeous banjo that he built in and around 2007. Pretty doesn't even
begin to describe these gorgeous instruments. Resonant, beyond
beautiful, easy to play, I was floored by the progression of instruments
he started to line up for me. I'm looking at him as he does so, and
mind you, I'm already surrounded by 5 gorgeous classical guitars that are
completed, and now I have another 7 or 8 finished and ready to go
mandolins, banjos, and arch-tops, one more beautiful than the next.
I asked him what he does for down time and he looked at me with a blank
stare for a moment and then flatly said, "I build these". I laughed
so hard my jaw hurt.
Now dedicated to the art of the
classical guitar, he will only make "other" instruments on special order,
but here I'm making available the various "other" instruments he already
has, so that you can
directly contact Lubos
himself and purchase one of these beauties.
It's worth the trip to his workshop just to see everything. Stay
tuned for further updates, pictures and specifications, which will be
updated to this page or a connected one.
From Lubos:
I aspire to build the guitar that the player dreams
of, while inspiring them to play their absolute best, allowing them to
hear what they have never heard before.
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Bottom line....The man
makes some seriously nice
guitars!
Starting to build and repair guitars
and a whole range of stringed instrument
starting back in 1983,
through the benefit of apprenticeships in Kladno,
Czech Republic,
renowned for its rich and long standing tradition
of musical instrument building,
Lubos will now be making 2 lines of
classical guitar from here forward
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The second will be his own
Original Master Concert Model
Utilizing his latest developments in Bracings,
which are very loud and over the top sweet
sounding.
Their price range will be $6,000 to $15,000
dependent upon woods and case offered
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I have full authority to
take custom orders from Lubos on your behalf
You can order a
Conservatory Model or Concert Model from him
He applies himself
equally to both builds
In other words, he
doesn't know how to do anything less than his best work.
Give me a call at
631-335-5447 to discuss your desire in the guitar of your dreams
or
Write to me
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His Guitars are played by the likes of
Rodrigo Rodriguez
the incomparable Bill Turner from Bill Haley and
the Comets
Brandon Dykes
These latest pictures are in Lubos' workshop
Where I was surrounded by completed classical
guitars with an array of
Flamed maple, Brazilian Rosewood, Cocobolo and
then another dozen or so of his other
Amazing instruments which I didn't get a chance
to shoot. Incredible.
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