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Luca Canteri

  • Guitar maker
  • Villaverde, Spain
  • Master Artisan
Luca Canteri Guitar maker
Contact
Spanish, English, Italian
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+34 655782853
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The surfing guitar maker

  • • Luca is a self-taught Italian luthier living in Fuerteventura
  • • His handmade guitars take him 300 hours
  • • He also makes timples, the traditional instruments of the Canary Islands

Luca Canteri made his first acoustic guitar in 2008, after reading a lot of books on luthiers. Luca used to work in IT, but he also played in a band. He wanted a new instrument, but buying an excellent one from a luthier was too expensive, so he tried to make one himself. The result was so good that an American guy, seeing pictures of it on a web forum, ordered a copy. Soon, his hobby turned into a job. In the meantime, as he’s a passionate surfer, Canteri moved from his native Italy to Fuerteventura, which proved to be pivotal for his new career. The volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean has the perfect climate for making wooden instruments, as the humidity is always around 50 percent. It is very important, because if the air is too humid, the wood swells, if it’s too dry, it may shrink and crack.

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LC Grand Concert CA

This handmade acoustic guitar is made of high-quality wood: Italian spruce for the top, African ebony with beautiful wood grain for back and sides, and ebony for fretboard and bridge. The rosette, the ring around the sound hole, is decorated with a labyrinth, one of Luca Canteri’s signature patterns.

Photo: ©Luca Canteri Guitars
LC Grand Concert Woodstock Edition

This grand concert acoustic guitar is made of Italian spruce for the top, chocolate-brown ziricote wood for back and sides, and ebony for fretboard and bridge. The rosette, the ring around the sound hole, is decorated with an elaborated labyrinth, one of Luca Canteri’s signature patterns.

Photo: ©Luca Canteri Guitars
Timple Canario de concierto

Handmade Canary timple, the traditional folk instrument similar to ukulele but with five strings instead of four and a distinctive arched back. This one is made of Italian spruce wood for the top and Malaysian Blackwood for back and sides. The pick guard is made of local basswood from the Canary Islands.

Photo: ©Luca Canteri Guitars
LC The Double O

This handcrafted acoustic guitar is made of Italian spruce for the top, Macacauba wood for back and sides, and ebony for fretboard and bridge. The rosette, the ring around the sound hole, is decorated with an elaborated labyrinth, one of Luca Canteri’s signature patterns.

Photo: ©Luca Canteri Guitars
LC Grand Concert Signature

This handcrafted acoustic guitar us made of Italian spruce for the top, Madagascar rosewood for back and sides, and ebony for fretboard and bridge. The rosette, the ring around the sound hole, is Luca Canteri’s signature, with its interrupted shape and the elaborated labyrinth pattern.

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