Bruunari Guitars Foundation

News!!!

• Last update 29-01-2012!
• Added 9 new instruments to the for sale section. Bruunari numbers 504, 505, 535, 544, 545, 546, 552, 553 and 559 (29-1-2012).
• Added 6 new instruments to the for sale section. Bruunari numbers 368, 522, 528, 529, 533 and 534.
• Added 2 new instruments to the for sale section. Bruunari numbers 512 and 550.
• Added 11 new instruments to the for sale section. Bruunari numbers 508, 509, 510, 511, 515, 516, 518, 529, 521, 525 and 530.
• All the instruments with the serial nr. 500 and higher are products of the new atelier from the Bruunari Guitars Foundation. The pictures of the people at work give you some idea of how your new guitar has been created.
  
  The first results are ready. They are surprising and certainly not bad at all. Of course, they did not work directly on high end instruments, but started with guitars that are built from less noble wood species. The first category is what I will call blues boxes. Mostly made in Germany, Austria, The Netherlands and Italy. Brands like EKO, Framus, Egmond, etc. This parlor size instruments are now often new factory made by a lot of well-known brands, but ,why not buying an original and unique one? You safe the forest, your money and last but not least, you help these people! What do you mean economical crisis? There are also some in Sicily (Catania) built, very nice steel string guitars and the first classical guitars will follow soon.
  
  Keep on visiting the web site www.bruunari.nl and the eBay.com bruunari guitars shop. Instruments starting with serial nr. 400 are from the old Artistic Lutheri Bruunari and handled by myself. Your are most invited to give some comments, feed back or ask any question you want.
  
  Remember, buying one of these guitars means that you support a, in the world, unique project. The continuation of the Bruunari Guitars Foundation is totally depending on your goodwill and of course, on the effort we put into quality instruments for very reasonable prizes.
  
  Sincerely yours, Bruno B.M. Merks
• Added four new instruments, 501, 502, 505 and 514 (31-10-2011)
• Added a video for no. 361, Esteve guitar
• Added pictures showing the new atelier (5-9-2011).
• 4 new instruments were added today, number 370, 371, 372 and 373 (5-9-2011).
• At the Django Reinhardt festival in SAMOIS 2011, I will take some great guitars with me to the "Camping Barbeau". All unique, and sometimes even rare, fine acoustic instruments. You are welcome to visit me, play on them, test them, give comments or use the opportunity to buy one of these instruments. Click here to read more.
• The "Bruunari Guitars Foundation" is a fact !!

  
  Here is, as promised, further information on the Artistic Lutheri Bruunari change.

  In october I will become 65 years but I refuse to retire.
  All my knowledge, experience, materials, inventory, stock etc, etc, of "Artistic Lutheri Bruunari",will go into the New Bruunari Guitars Foundation.
  I am greatfull to all off you, my worldwide customers, who had confidence in my work. I hope you and many new customers will support this new foundation.

  To help them I translated the purpose of the foundation in Dutch, English, French, German and Spanisch. In the menu go to About me >> Bruunari foundation

  More information and pictures of the 100m2 atelier (under construction) will follow soon (25-5-2011).

• Added three flamenco guitars for sale. The Bruunari Nr 361, Nr 365 and Nr 367. An (1993) Esteve, a Vicente Sanchis (1982) and an Ignacio M. Rozas (+/- 1990) (10-05-2011).
• Added four new instruments, no. 356, 358, 362 and no. 364 (28-03-2011)

The purpose of this website is:

• To present customers with the COLLECTION of guitars which are currently FOR SALE. Each guitar is presented with information on the materials used, details about its origin, price, (restoration) pictures and sometimes videosamples
• To function as my curriculum vitae as a guitar builder/restorator. Check out some feedback from my customers.
• To provide information and pictures about guitarbuilding, restorations and repairs. See Used guitars, Restorations for this.

What do I have to offer:

• I repair guitars that are damaged. If you have a guitar that needs repairing, feel free to contact me.
• I build new guitars from scratch. At the moment, I build classical guitars, flamenco guitars and gypsy guitars.
• I buy old guitars which need restoration, restore them, and sell them (see Collection).

My philosophy is:

The sound quality of a guitar is primarily determined by the wood from which it is constructed. Therefore, old (once high quality) guitars have a sound potential incomparable to newly build guitars. Not only because the wood is by definition older, but also because such instruments have been played on for 30 years or more.

For a new Bruunari guitar, the wood used is centuries old and carefully dried for at least 8 years or more. Guitars which I restore are vintage and I believe in maintaining their authenticity as much as possible (unless the client requests otherwise).