We are pleased
to announce the addition of some new luthiers to the Fine Archtops website. We
want to introduce them and welcome them to the Fine Archtops family.
First, we have a
couple from Switzerland who are world-renowned for building intricate
instruments that are both exciting to look at as well as play. Claudio and Claudia Pagelli work in tandem to create custom guitars.
The couple is at the pinnacle of their craft, and in many ways, in a class by
themselves.
Claudio’s guitar
building began as a teenager. He started primarily building electric guitars
and also repaired and restored basses and flattops. Then he discovered the wonder
of the archtop guitar, and he was hooked. Eventually, Claudia came along and
began working alongside him.
Claudio is happy
to have Claudia by his side building instruments. He said without her natural
gift to create beauty, his guitars would look like they came from the
stone-age. The team has indeed influenced a generation of luthiers, and they
are proud to see their ideas being used by others who build guitars.
Claudio and
Claudia build flattop, electric and bass guitars in addition to their archtops.
They feel privileged to have a good reputation for building all types of
guitars, and they are thankful for people putting their trust in their work.
Another Swiss
luthier recently added to Fine Archtops is Nunzio Verdinero. Nunzio spent more than 20 years as a
professional dancer, teacher and choreographer. He always had a great respect
for the jazz guitar and players like Wes Montgomery. One day he found a broken
guitar at a flea market and decided he would restore it with no known skills to
do so. This began his passionate journey of becoming a luthier.
Nunzio desired
to learn from a luthier, so he sought out help from other guitar builders in
Europe. However, he was not able to find someone willing to teach him. Finally
tiring of the search, he went to a carpenter nearby and asked if he could build
his first guitar in the man’s shop. Nunzio soon discovered he possessed an
untapped creative talent and natural ability to work with his hands.
Nunzio now
creates unique instruments in his shop in Zurich. Using only the finest tone
wood from Europe, his guitars combine cutting-edge design with beautiful
engineering. He now takes pride in the fact of being self-taught, so he has not
been over-influenced by any one luthier or cultural heritage. Instead, he lets
his ideas flow freely to express what his view and his customer’s view of the
instrument should be.
We are happy to welcome Claudio, Claudia and Nunzio to the Fine Archtops website. Please take a look at their archtop creations and learn more about them. Click Here to see the full list of Fine Archtops luthiers.
