„It is my desire to provide instruments with its own soul
and tailored to your own special needs.“
I was born 1984 in Rohrbach/Austria and started to play classical guitar at the age of seven.
My love of guitar building grew out of my interests in playing the guitar and working enthusiastically with wood in my grandfather’s joiner’s workshop at a very young age.
I graduated from high school in 2002. After I spent one day in a luthier workshop it didn’t even take one hour to know where my path should lead me. Along the way, I had the opportunity to study a 5 year full-time guitar building course at the luthier school in Hallstatt (Austria).
In 2008, after achieving my master degree, and acquiring a license to run my own business, I set up my workshop in Haslach.
I am a „one woman shop“ by choice and every guitar is made one by one here in my workshop. Each guitar is made by hand and I spend around 200 hours working on each instrument during a period of 3-4 months. Not only do I stress the importance of professional workmanship, I also choose the highest quality of available materials and see to their perfect storage.
It is a great honour to be trusted to build custom made guitars for guitar players around the world. My sincere aim is that the musician is inspired by the guitar. It is my desire to provide instruments with its own soul and tailored to your own special needs.
I look forward to working with you to create your individual guitar. Christina
I am a „one woman shop“ by choice
and every guitar is made one by one here in my workshop.
All my guitars are built by hand in my workshop in Haslach, a small village an hour north of the city of Linz/Austria, where I work and live with my partner and my daughter.
In my workshop I build acoustic guitars with passion and love, according to the old Spanish technique.
The basic construction of my guitars are made by employing the old Spanish method of using a solera to glue the neck with the intended angle to the soundboard. In my opinion this method has some really great advantages both structurally and tonally.
Each instrument is unique, produced by using age-old craftsmanship. It is a collaboration between the customer and myself from the beginning to the delivery of the guitar once it is finished. Optical and aesthetic details, in addition to diverse measurements and settings, are fashioned according to the customer’s individual preferences and needs.
The relative humidity in the workshop is maintained at a constant level (40-45%) suitable for guitar building, and all wood is stored until it has reached equilibrium with the environment before being used.
I work in a quiet, relaxed and clean environment, in a well organized workshop, to be able to put the greatest attention in the building process of my guitars.
playing a CK-Nylon Crossover Guitar
playing a CK-Nylon Crossover Guitar
playing a CK-OO Guitar
playing a CK-OMC Guitar and a CK-Nylon Crossover Guitar
playing a CK-Nylon Crossover Guitar
playing a CK-SJ Guitar
playing a CK-Nylon Crossover Guitar
playing a CK-OM Guitar
playing a CK-Classical
Ordering a bespoke acoustic guitar is a very special and personal experience.
All Kobler Guitar builds start with a series of conversations to discuss the details and specifications of your guitar.
It is important for me to get to know your needs, wishes and your playing style. Based on these informations we are going to decide on the body shape, the different tonewoods and everything else that is possible.
You are very welcome to meet me in my shop, but I can also correspond by phone or email.
When you order a guitar I ask for a 500 € deposit. This secures your place on the waiting list and also locks in the current base price. The deposit covers the initial expenses such as materials for your guitar and is non-refundable. The remaining balance is due before delivery of the guitar.
My final slots for 2026 have been filled, but I am happy to take bookings for 2027. Get in touch for more information, pricing and to book your slot!
All my guitars come with a 5 year warranty and I offer a complementary service within the first year. (and as long as I am active as a luthier) This warranty only applies to the first owner and can be used for damages caused by defects caused by wrongful workmanship, but it excludes all damages caused by wrongful use of the instrument (bumps, heat, cold, humidity, dryness, hits,…)
My workshop’s relative humidity is between 40-45% during the building process.
It is of great importance that the humidity is controlled even after the guitar is delivered.
All models start at a base price of € 4.900.
Standard Features:
TOP: European spruce
BACK/SIDES: East Indian Rosewood
ROSETTE: Custom segmented
BRIDGE: Rosewood or Ebony
BINDING: Rosewood, Ebony or matching wood to back & sides
END GRAFT: Mitered
NECK: Mahogany or cedro
HEADSTOCK: Solid with beveled edges
SADDLE: Compensated bone
NUT: Bone
FRETBOARD: Ebony
TRUSS ROD: Double action (Steel String), Carbon (Classical or Nylon Crossover Guitar)
TUNERS: Steel String: Gotoh (Standard), Scheller (+ € 550) / Classical or Nylon Crossover Guitar: Schaller Grand Tune (Standard), Scheller (+ € 550)
FINISH: Choice of Satin or High Gloss Finish (High Gloss + € 1.000)
Wood upgrades and optional features are priced as follows:
TONEWOOD:
Indian Rosewood: Standard
Flamed Maple: + € 350
Claro Walnut: + € 350
Macassar Ebony: + € 900
Cocobolo: + € 900
Koa: + € 800
Other: Inquire
CUTAWAY:
Soft Cutaway: + € 400
Sharp Cutaway: + € 500
ROSETTE:
Wood core with Binding: Standard
Wood core with Abalone: + € 100
Custom Rosette: Inquire
HEADSTOCK:
Headstock with Wood-Binding: € 150
FRETBOARD:
Fretboard binding: € 150
Custom Inlay: Inquire
SPECIAL OPTIONS:
Headstock Veneer on the Headstock-Back: + € 100
Mitered back strip: €150
Segmented mitered backstrip: € 200
Custom backstrip: Inquire
Custom end graft: Inquire
Custom inlays: Inquire
Soundport: €250
FINISH:
Satin finish: Standard
High gloss: + € 1.000
Basically I build custom guitars to order but from time to time I have a small stock of guitars which are available immediately.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or inquiries.
CK-Nylon Crossover „Stage model“ – built 2024 – SOLD!
This Nyloncrossover Guitar could be yours…
Eine besondere Gitarre die in Zusammenarbeit mit dem großartigen Gitarristen SÖNKE MEINEN geplant wurde.
Sönke Meinen ist ein Virtuose auf der Gitarre, ein Tüfftler des schönen Klanges, mit viel Know-How und eigenen Ideen und Vorstellungen.
All sein Know-How steckt in dieser Gitarre die ich zusammen mit ihm durchdacht und in meiner Meisterwerkstatt in Haslach schließlich gebaut habe. Ziel war es eine Gitarre zu bauen, die sowohl für das akustische Spiel aber vor allem auch für die Bühne (auch für große Bühnen) gemacht ist.
Dieses Model ist eine Nylonsaitengitarre mit Cutaway, die für das Spiel mit Tonabnehmer (Piezo von Carlos und ein DPA Mikro) optimiert wurde. Darüber hinaus erleichert eine Serviceklappe (mit Magneten) den Zugang in das Innere der Gitarre und somit auch die Wartung der Tonabnehmer.
Die Gitarre hat einen in beide Richtungen verstellbaren Stellstab eingebaut. Die Mechaniken kommen aus dem Hause Scheller und bieten höchsten Stimmkomfort.
Halsbreite am Satte: 49 mm / Halsbreite 12. Bund: 59 mm
Momentan wird die Gitarre von Sönke Meinen getestet und eingespielt und kann bei ihm in Hamburg bei Interesse getestet werden.
Bei Interesse einfach ein Mail an mich senden, dann schicke ich gerne weitere Details zu der Gitarre zu.
Model: CK-Nylon Crossover „Stage model“
Scale length: 650 mm
Top: Spruce
Back&Sides: Indian Rosewood
Neck: Cedar with trussrod
Bindings: Ebony
Fretboard: Ebony with ebony bindings
Bridge: Macassar ebony
Rosette: Solid wood rosette
Finish: satin
Tuners: Scheller
Pickup: Carlos piezo + DPA micro
Price: € 7.690,00
CK-Nylon Crossover – built 2017 – SOLD!
Unfortunately due to personal circumstances of one of my clients, this guitar is looking for a new home.
Model: CK-Nylon Crossover
Scale length: 650mm
Top: Spruce
Back & Sides: Santos Rosewood
Neck: Cedro
Bindings: Ebony
Fretboard: Ebony
Bridge: Macassar ebony
Rosette: solid wood rosette
Headstock: Santos Rosewood
+ Hiscox Flight Case
Price: € 4.000,00
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