About the luthier
Andreas Kirschner is among the most respected contemporary guitar makers in Germany. For many years, he has focused on the concert guitar as a living working instrument, refining his approach through close exchange with professional players and their practical needs on stage and in the studio. While his name is especially associated with double top guitars, his work as a whole is guided by a sustained interest in tonal development, clarity, and reliability.
He works together with his wife, Solveig Kirschner, a guitar maker and musicologist whose engagement with historical instruments continues to inform their workshop culture. This combination of practical craftsmanship, research, and musical understanding gives Kirschners instruments a distinctive sense of purpose. His guitars are valued not only for their tonal strength and ease of playing, but also for their restraint, precision, and consistency of build.
About the guitar
This Andreas Kirschner from 2016 is a traditionally built solid top concert guitar with a remarkably open and articulate voice. Although Kirschner is best known today for his double top instruments, this guitar shows how convincingly his tonal ideas translate into a more classical construction. The sound is clear, bright, and refreshingly direct, with strong separation between voices and an airy quality that gives the instrument presence without hardness.
The spruce top and Indian rosewood body produce a sound that remains balanced across the register, with a very good sustain and a pleasing sense of transparency in chordal writing as well as single line playing. It offers projection and immediacy, yet never loses control. Particularly striking is the way notes retain their individuality in every position on the fingerboard, giving the player a wide range of color without sacrificing coherence.
The response is quick, the attack clean, and the overall playing experience notably comfortable. Subtle construction details such as the slightly elevated fingerboard support this ease of handling, while the high quality Klaus Scheller tuners add further refinement to the instrument. This is a guitar that combines clarity, sustain, and flexibility in a way that feels both sophisticated and musically generous.
Condition
The guitar is in excellent condition with no damage or repairs. It shows only minimal signs of careful use, and the original French polish remains in excellent condition throughout.
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