Welcome in our  artisan workshop

We are aerf

Classical Guitar makers since 1970


At Carpi (near Modena),  close to Cremona, Italy.

 

The guitar is first and foremost a musical instrument, so our main task will always be to focus on sound quality and playability.

How we work

All our work, before, during and after the costruction steps, in fact, aimed at obtaining the perfect balance of all the parts of the instrument: this demands talent, handiwork and precision, skills which combine to give the finished product an unmistakable hallmark, making it both unique and valuable.

The process, starting from the decorative rosette, which characterises the sound hole, to the french polish with vegetable resins, which are mixed and dissolved in alcohol, is all done by hand.  Read more…