“I go into the forest and select a tree that will eventually result in a guitar top.”
Tobias Braun is fascinated by the homogeneity of the artisanal process.
See the guitarsFrom then on he accompanies his material from the storage of wood to the processing of individual parts until the finished workpiece.

Spruce from the Austrian Alps and the Bohemian Forest for the soundboards — with a particular preference for Bearclaw Spruce.

All woods are naturally air-dried. Since 1988 — sometimes whole trees — a large, varied and well-aged stock.

Every guitar is based on a famous “original” by the distinguished Spanish Masters, personally analysed and researched.

A wooden ring inside the sound hole, a rosette with the “Key” motif — and the tradition of the Spanish guitar makers.
“I have only ever built instruments based on famous ‘original’ instruments, particularly those made by distinguished Spanish Masters.”







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Guitar making started as his hobby when he was in his very early Twenties. For one and a half years Tobias Braun followed books and tried to make guitars in the self-taught way. In 1984 he attended the very first guitar making class by José L. Romanillos in Zürich. These three weeks formed the acoustical and aesthetical basis of his guitars.

“…a small but, in terms of the history of Spanish Guitar Making, significant saga reminiscent of a Sherlock-Holmes mystery.”

The history of this guitar and its player (1910–1998), and of her teacher Miguel Llobet — held by experts as the most beautiful surviving “Santos”.
“One of the best Central European makers we’ve seen to date. He uses spectacular materials including gorgeous German spruce which is covered in bearclaw markings…”Guitar Salon International, Santa Monica CA