He started to work on musical instruments in 1994 when he began study in a Hungarian school of lutherie. There he became acquainted with building and repairing methods and the theoretical background of the guitar, violin and lute-type musical instruments. After two years Balazs graduated and continued to work in his teacher’s shop, working on all sorts of instruments -- but mainly on violins and guitars.
In 1997 he went to work for a double-bass workshop where he restored several double basses from the best makers in Europe and built new ones as well. This experience has proven incredibly useful in guitarbuilding. Balazs set up his own workshop in 2000 in a small Hungarian village surrounded by forests and focused on guitarbuilding. He has also worked for a well-known German bow maker, Bernd Etzler.
Balazs built mainly archtop guitars until 2003 when he went to work for Lowden Guitars in Northern Ireland which later became Avalon Guitars. There he gained experienced in every process of guitar manufacturing and became responsible for new designs and custom projects.
He continued to build his own guitars too, with a very distinctive sound, design and building approach.
He now has his own shop, producing 20 plus guitars per year. We are DELIGHTED to be Balazs's sole representative in the U.S.A. Each guitar is one of a kind and superbly crafted.
IN STOCK
Prohaszka SJ: What a Magnificient Monster! Another one-of-a-kind with a Rich voice. Madagascar back and sides with a dark, Cedar top. Curly Maple body &
fingerboard binding. Attractive Rosewood top purflings, that tie in nicely with the Brazilian rosewood & Maple rosette.
Ebony fretboard that measures 1 3/4" at the nut. 2 1/4" string spacing at the saddle. Rosewood bridge.
Brazilian rosewood & mahogany laminated neck; Australian mallee burl headstock faceplate with a stunning abalone inlay
of a guitar and it's owner wearing a sombrero. Gold Sperzel tuning machines. Clear pickguard. Hiscox lite flight
case included in our price of $4500.Front... Closer...
Back... Headstock... Inlay detail...
Fretboard... Rosette... Down
Front... Down Back... Side.
Prohaszka CS: One-of-a-Kind 12 Fret: Wow! What a sensory treat. Absolutely delicious! Good looking, Good sounding, Good playing, Good craftsmanship, Good design. I guess
that about covers it. This is ONE REALLY, REALLY GOOD GUITAR! Quilted Maple back and sides with a Bearclaw Spruce top. Stunning Malachite rosette. Rosewood & Maple neck (13 piece laminated neck).
12 frets to the body with a 25.7" scale length. 1 23/32" nut and 2 3/16" string spacing at the saddle. Cocobolo Bridge, headstock front faceplate and fretboard. Single slot in the center of the headstock; Gold Sperzel opened-back tuning machines. Tiny Malachite side position dots adorn the fingerboard.
Clear pickguard. Rosewood body binding. The soundhole is also bound in Rosewood. Some specs to help you visualize the size: 14 5/8" lower bout; 12 1/8" upper bout; 4 1/2" deep at the tail. Hand-rubbed lacquer finish
similar to what you find on Lowden guitars. This type of finish really lets the beauty of the wood shine through. BIG SOUND!
Hiscox Lite flight case included in our price of $4500.Front... Closer... Back... Headstock...
Other Side... Fretboard... Rosette... Bridge...
Down Front... Down Back.
Prohaszka SJ: Extraordinary ~ One of a Kind guitar that is as much a piece of art as it is a musical instrument! Figured Indian rosewood back and sides with a rare top. This top wood is a "trade secret" -- all that Balazs will say is -- it is an
uncommonly used type of coniferous species from Russia....(Not cedar) and that it is stonger and heavier than most spruce with better sound conduction.(Maybe similar to adirondack spruce). It sounds amaaaaazing!
Graceful scroll headstock with Steinberger tuning machines. These have a 40:1 tuning ratio, there is nothing more accurate on the market. Locking knobs prevent string slippage. Ziricote fingerboard with a Nut width of 1.73228" , just shy of 1 3/4". Dramatic "2 faces" wooden inlays surround the oval soundhole.
The male face is comprised of Bazilian rosewood, mahogany, purpleheart, tagua nut, and Mexican abalone.
The female: ebony, koa, walnut, pernambuco, mother of pearl, and abalone.
The front and back headstock overlays are figured walnut. The body binding is Australian Blackwood. The neck is Honduran Mahogany. Brazilian Rosewood / Split saddle bridge. The lower bout measures 16 1/4" across and the guitar is 4 3/4" deep at the tail. 25.5" scale length. The finish is a complex, hand-rubbed, 9 coat finish. Hiscox lite flight case included in our price of $6000. Front... Closer... More detail... Back ...
Headstock... Other Side... Fingerboard... Rosette...
Down Front... Down Back... Side.
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