Scharpach’s artistic passion as a custom guitar builder is driven by a desire to turn tonal woods into resonances.

The research of wood and its refinement, the varnish and material compositions, the model development and elaboration, the further development of radiance and dynamics – all of these serve to bring about this one goal: the creation of high-quality resonances in your customized guitar. Only in this way can the bespoke guitar become a strong and trusted partner.

The resonance profile is the acoustic subtlety and variety, power and radiance of the instrument. It gives the sound its softness and warmth, the openness of the singing vocal formats, the radiant body resonances, the brilliance and load-bearing capacity, the core of the sound and the necessary beam, the high plate resonances in their manifold vibratory and nodal lines.

Over the years of creating handcrafted guitars, scharpach has experienced a growing desire to create elegant but simple customized guitars. This has almost become a higher calling for Theo Scharpach. Without ornate designs to rely on as markers of accepted beauty, increasingly we are encouraged to study subtle colours and textures. In an age of mass production and instant disposal, learning to accept and celebrate scars and flaws provides us with a powerful lesson in humanity and sustainability. In a world which so often prizes youth, perfection and excess, embracing the old may seem strange. Age sees beauty and value in simplicity. This is a thought which is taken into account with the creation of every Scharpach customized guitar.