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Thanks to the quality of his work, Jan Tuláček has acquired a solid international reputation. He is based in Dobris in the Czech Republic (Central Bohemia south of Prague). Here is what we can read about him on his website : « I started building guitars professionally in 2005 and at that time I was just ending my studies of classical guitar (Academy of Performing Arts in Prague). My main interest is creating close copies or replicas of good original guitars from the 19th century (so called romantic or Biedermeier guitars) for contemporary players. I study old original guitars in private collections and museums, work on repairs of period guitars and I enjoy the tradional hand tool style of work. To this date (2017) I've made over 100 guitars for guitarists and institutions - music conservatories and academies.

The guitar presented here is a Viennese model inspired by a guitar of the luthier Nikolaus Georg Ries who worked in the Stauffer workshop around 1830. It is a 9 string guitar with 3 floating basses, a scale of 625 mm and an adjustable neck with a key as Stauffer also made them. The top is made of spruce, the back and sides are made of maple in one piece. The headstock is in the shape of an 8 with "Pegheds" tuners. It is a superb guitar, the perfect workmanship and the sound qualities permit to understand the international reputation of this young luthier who seems totally impregnated by the spirit of the 19th century Viennese.