The CK-OO is a modified OO Model and well balanced for fingerstyle playing. This model has a slightly smaller lower bout than a OM-Model, which makes playing more comfortable, and impresses with its ...
The CK-OM combines excellent tonal qualities with a maximum of projection and is my interpretation of an OM-Model. This model provides long sustainability and easy responsiveness and ensures a powerfu...
The CK-OMC is my interpretation of an OM-Model with a soft cutaway. This model provides long sustainability and easy responsiveness and ensures a powerful bass and clear treble sound. In addition, a s...
The CK-SJ is a small Jumbo size guitar with a lower bout width of 400 mm. This magnificent model encompasses a wealth of powerful and balanced sounds, associated with fine tonewoods. The slightly larg...
The CK-SJC is my interpretation of a small Jumbo with a sharp cutaway. This magnificent model encompasses a wealth of powerful and balanced sounds, associated with fine tonewoods. The slightly larger ...
The CK-SJ is a small Jumbo size guitar with a lower bout width of 400 mm and a soft cutaway. The slightly larger design gives the guitar both strong volume and depth of sound with assertive mids. In a...
This is my smallest model in my range of high-class steel string guitars, which makes playing more comfortable. Although the body is tiny, my Parlor delivers a big sound with a sweetness and cl...
Each instrument is an original, produced using time-tested craftsmanship and modern technology. Not only do I stress the importance of professional workmanship, I also choose the highest quality of av...
Based on a classical guitar, the Nylon Crossover includes some benefits for fingerstyle and modern playing techniques. The narrow fingerboard and the soft cutaway allow excellent playing comfort in hi...
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. Along the way, I had the opportunity to study a 5 year full-time guitar building course at the luthier school (Fachschule für Instrumentenbau) 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 I am currently creating 8-10 guitars annually. 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.
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. My sincere aim is that the musician is inspired by the guitar. It is my desire to provide instruments tailored to your own special needs. I look forward to working with you to create your individual guitar.
Christina
Congratulations Christina….
you are really making great guitars, people are discovering you everywhere!!!
Hope I can order one soon,
Your friend always,
Tommy CGP
Christinas Nylon Crossover ist sowohl eine Gitarre mit einem beeindruckenden akustischen Klang als auch ein Instrument für kleine und große Bühnen.
Kein verstärkter Nylonsaiten-Sound hat mich bisher so überzeugt wie der von dieser Gitarre.
Sie lässt gerade für Gitarristen mit einer größeren stilistischen Bandbreite keine Wünsche offen und ich bin stolz, in meinen Konzerten ein solches Instrument spielen zu dürfen!
Danke, Christina!
The nylon crossover guitar Christina built for me, is more perfect than I could ever imagine! Although it’s still very young, this guitar sounds both acoustically and amplified very natural and powerful. Because of the crossover model, the playability is great for modern fingerstyle as well as classical pieces. The compact body and cut-away give it a nice feminine touch, and the spruce top and santos rosewood back and sides make it a perfect instrument to also play percussion on. I asked Christina for a mosaic inlay in the rosette – the end result is incredible!
All these features make the Kobler guitars very unique instruments – I’m so excited how mine will further develop!
Christina’s guitars are elegant & beautiful, and made with heart and soul.
Once you play one, you don’t want to put it down.
These are very special instruments…
Congratulations Christina!
„Diese Gitarren sind mit Herz gemacht,
um Lieder mit Herz zu spielen,
um Herzen zu berühren.“
„When I visited Christina’s shop and played one of her guitars,
my soul lit up and all I wanted to do was play, play, play!“
During my classical guitar studies in Linz I often visited Chris
tina’s workshop in Haslach. I always loved to check out her latest creations, beautiful guitars, hand-crafted in perfetion!
I like the filigree and sensetive sound of her steel string guitars and also her nylon crossover models, which have a lot of power and a well balanced sound in any part of the fretboard. Beside the guitar building, Christina is also a good doctor for broken guitars…
I’m looking forward to the next visit!
My dream guitar, built by the talented luthier and friend Christina, started off as a wish, that one day she would build ‚my Juliet’.
My wish came true when I visited her in her workshop in a small town not far from Linz. Although, I didn’t know at the time, Juliet was already waiting for me there. Ever since I picked her up and started playing, it was love at first touch and her voice matched her elegance! It was and still is the most beautiful lady that accompanies me on my gigs in London. I can’t remember a single gig where someone hasn’t approached me after the show, to ask about the guitar.
The dream continues and Juliet will always be with me…
„The moment I played a Kobler Guitar I knew it was the instrument I had been looking for.
It has everything I look for in a guitar: a rich bass response, clearly defined mids and highs and superb playability.
And of course it’s a knockout to look at too. I don’t think I’ve ever played a better acoustic guitar. Thank you, Christina!“
Die genaue Vorstellung von meinem Trauminstrument habe ich wirklich sehr lange reifen lassen. Daher war es mir sehr wichtig, dass ich – bevor ich diese Gitarre in Auftrag gebe – uneingeschränktes Vertrauen in die Gitarrenbauer*in haben muss. Von Christina Kobler bekam ich schließlich ein Instrument in die Hand, welches schon beim ersten Körperkontakt förmlich einzurasten schien. Schon wenige Augenblicke später, nahm ich die Gitarre als Medium zwischen mir und meiner Musik gar nicht mehr war.
Was übrig blieb war und ist pures, ungefiltertes Musik machen. Ich kann einfach nicht aufhören, auf meiner Kobler Gitarre zu spielen!
Ein mittlerweile unentbehrlich gewordener Teil meiner Live-und Studioarbeit, egal, ob mit dem Plektrum oder mit Fingern, egal ob akustisch oder verstärkt …
Diese Gitarre lässt mich einfach nie hängen!
Christinas Gitarren haben einen gewissen femininen Touch und gewinnen dadurch an Präzision ohne dabei Stärke und Durchsetzungskraft zu verlieren. Sie sind einfach perfekt für mich!
Christina’s guitars have a certain feminine touch that provides precision for the player without loosing any power.
They are simply perfect for me!
„This is without any questions, the best master built guitar I’ve ever played! The CE signature is built and designed especially for fingerpicking, and everything about this guitar sure is unique in every way. The neck is perfectly made for a low action without any unwanted string buzz. The small sized OM / Grand concert kinda body with a soft cutaway, makes it even more comftable to play, and because the guitar is so well made, it doesn’t affect the big sound which is warm, bright, crispy and yeah… just beautiful!
In other words, this is the guitar of my dreams, I can’t think of any other ways to build a guitar which works better for fingerpicking than this guitar.“
Christina Kobler baut geradlinige, elegante Instrumente auf höchstem handwerklichen Niveau. Meine Kobler-Konzertgitarre ist noch sehr jung, zeigt aber bereits ein überaus nobles und Klangbild. Die Bespielbarkeit ist hevorragend und die schlicht-elegante Optik ohne Schnörksel, aber mit feinen Details trifft meinen Geschmack.
Christina ist einerseits eine exzellente Handwerkerin und andererseits eine musikalische Seele.
Sie hat ein natürliches Verständnis für die sehr individuellen und oft schwer zu formulierenden Anforderungen und Wünsche von Gitarristen. Das erleichtert den schwierigen Weg zum idealen Instrument ganz ungemein.
Vielen Dank Christina und auf eine weiterhin gute Zusammenarbeit!
Alex K. Yoshii
„Fast seit Beginn der Werkstattgründung konnte ich die Arbeit Christina Koblers verfolgen. Über längere Zeit war es möglich, mehrere Instrumente zu spielen und deren Charakteristik kennenzulernen. Auffallend war dabei, dass sich alle Instrumente durch einen brillanten und tragfähigen Diskant, sowie sonore obertonreiche Bässe auszeichnen. Handwerklich und optisch auf sehr hohem Standard ausgeführt, präsentieren sich die Gitarren als hochwertige Konzertinstrumente. Darüber hinaus ist die Arbeit Christina Koblers gekennzeichnet durch akustisch/künstlerische Kompetenz und eine innovative Experimentierfreudigkeit, die sich in neuen Konzepten darstellt. Verantwortungsvolle Restaurierungsarbeit und eigenständiger Instrumentenbau mit sehr persönlicher Profilierung ergeben den Gesamteindruck einer leidenschaftlichen Ausübung ihres Berufes. Momentan bin ich im Besitz von zwei Gitarren aus ihrer Werkstatt, einer sehr gelungenen „Schulgitarre“ für den Unterrichtsgebrauch an der Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität und einer außergewöhnlichen Konzertgitarre (Palisander/Fichte) mit intensiver, ausgewogener und klangfarbenreicher Tongebung in allen Registern.“
Since I play va
rious stringed instruments which need maintaining now and then, I was bound to meet Christina one day. She has, in a perfect way, readjusted and repaired all my instruments – banjos, mandolin, bouzouki, folk guitars, classical guitars, the Viennese double-necked “Kontragitarre”.
Christina has always carried out her work quickly and to my full satisfaction. I do not know anybody to show as much enthusiasm and love for her job as she does. While visiting her in her workshop I noticed one of her mandolas: Wonderfully made, with a natural, powerful and warm sound, and comfortable to play. I have never regretted the buy the instrument. I have also tried her various folkguitars and classical guitars. All of them are amazing, an impeccable workmanship!
Christina is a real master/mistress of her trade!
playing a CK-Nylon Crossover Guitar
Top: European spruce
Back & Sides: Ziricote
playing a CK-Nylon Crossover Guitar
Top: European spruce
Back & Sides: Santos Rosewood
playing CK-Nylon Crossover Guitars
playing a CK-SJ Guitar
Top: European spruce
Back & Sides: Indian Rosewood
playing a CK-Nylon Crossover Guitar
Top: European spruce
Back & Sides: Macassar ebony
playing a CK-OMC Guitar
Top: European spruce
Back & Sides: Indian Rosewood
playing a CK-Nylon Crossover Guitar
Top: European spruce
Back & Sides: Ziricote
playing CK-Nylon Crossover Guitars
Top: European spruce
Back & Sides: Ziricote
playing a CK-OM Guitar
Top: European spruce
Back & Sides: Indian Rosewood
playing a CK-Nylon Guitar
Top: European spruce
Back & Sides: Santos Rosewood
Every guitar is unique and made one by one here in my workshop in Austria. 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.
You are very welcome to meet me in my shop, but I can also correspond by phone or email.
To secure your place on the waitlist, I ask for a €500 ($500) deposit. Please note that this deposit is to cover initial expenses such as materials for your guitar and is non-refundable. The remaining balance is due before delivery of the guitar.
My guitars are made directly for the client and most of the orders are placed directly through me, but from time to time I will have available guitars through my dealer in Germany:
http://www.gitarren-studio-neustadt.de/akustik-gitarren/christina-kobler.html
The warranty for my guitars is valid throughout a period of 10 years. (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 € 4.500.
Standard Features:
TOP: European spruce
BACK/SIDES: East Indian Rosewood
ROSETTE: a solid wood rosette bordered in Ebony or B/W/B purfling
BRIDGE: Rosewood or Ebony
BRIDGE PINS: Rosewood or Ebony
BINDING: Rosewood, Ebony or matching wood to back & sides with B/W/B purfling
END GRAFT: Mitered
TOP BRACES: European spruce
BACK BRACES: European spruce
NECK: Mahogany
HEADSTOCK: Solid with beveled edges
SADDLE: Compensated bone
NUT: Bone
NUT WIDTH: Custom
FRETBOARD: Ebony
TRUSS ROD: Double action (Steel String), Carbon (Classical or Nylon Crossover Guitar)
TUNERS: Gotoh (Steel String), Grand Tune (Classical or Nylon Crossover Guitar)
FINISH: Choice of Satin or High Gloss Finish (High Gloss +€ 600)
HARDSHELL CASE: Hiscox
Wood upgrades and optional features are priced as follows:
TONEWOOD:
Indian Rosewood: Standard
Flamed Maple: + € 300
Claro Walnut: + € 350
Macassar Ebony: + € 900
Cocobolo: + € 600
Koa: + € 800
Other: Inquire
CUTAWAY:
Soft Cutaway: + € 300
Sharp Cutaway: + € 350
ROSETTE:
Wood core with Binding: Standard
Wood core with Abalone: + € 100
Custom Rosette: Inquire
HEADSTOCK:
Headstock with Wood-Binding: € 150
Headstock with Abalone-Binding: € 200
Slotted Headstock: € 150
FRETBOARD:
Fretboard binding: € 150
Custom Inlay: Inquire
PURFLINGS:
Wood Purfling: Standard
Abalone-Purfling (Top): + € 300
Abalone-Purfling (Top, Sides, Back): + € 1000
SPECIAL OPTIONS:
Abalone Purfling on Soundboard around the Fingerboard: + € 250
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: €165
FINISH:
Satin finish: Standard
Back & Sides -high gloss, Neck, Headstock, Top – satin: + € 500
High gloss: + € 600
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.
The CK-OO is a modified OO Model and well balanced for fingerstyle playing. This model has
a slightly smaller lower bout than a OM-Model, which makes playing more comfortable,
and impresses with its rich tones and its sustainability.
Model: CK-OO
Scale length: 640mm
Top: bear claw spruce
Back & Sides: olive wood
Neck: mahogany
Bindings: ebony
Fretboard: ebony with ebony bindings and B/W/P purflings
Bridge: ebony
Rosette: a solid wood (spalted walnut) rosette
Headstock: macassar ebony
14 th fret neck joint
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