My Dream

My dream is to create guitars that have a wide range of tonal colour with a great dynamic range for endless ways to express oneself.
To achieve this dream I make my guitars lightweight with an original bracing pattern. This creates a very active and responsive guitar. I build my guitars in a way that combines the best of the spanish tradition while adding some new elements to satisfy modern day desires for volume and projection.

I have been greatly influenced by these builders: Antonio de Torres, Vicente Arias and Francisco Simplicio. There way of constructing and vision for beauty are of great inspiration for me. I look up to these 3 legendary guitarbuilders among several others. I had the pleasure to see several guitars made by these builders. The one that stood out the most was a Vicente Arias. It was the lightest guitar I have ever played and seen. So many rich colours and harmonys, such a full sound. I was shocked to say the least. This guitar would make sound by the slightest of touch. It was amazing.

1 Prize for Best Luthier on Guitar Meeting 2017. Kootwijkerbroek, Netherlands

1 Prize for Best Luthier on Guitar Meeting 2017. Kootwijkerbroek, Netherlands

Hubert Käppel meets “Ilona”, Bad Fredenburg, Germany

Hubert Käppel meets “Ilona”, Bad Fredenburg, Germany

Gabriel Bianco, Jun Bai (Den Toom Luthier owner) after the student concert. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Gabriel Bianco, Jun Bai (Den Toom Luthier owner) after the student concert. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Heike Matthiesen playing part of her concert on Den Toom Luthier guitar in Maple. Frankfurt, Germany

Heike Matthiesen playing part of her concert on Den Toom Luthier guitar in Maple. Frankfurt, Germany

Bill Kanengiser from the Los Angeles guitar Quartet playing Anniversary Den Toom luthier guitar "Lucy" Iserlohn, Germany

Bill Kanengiser from the Los Angeles guitar Quartet playing Anniversary Den Toom luthier guitar "Lucy"
Iserlohn, Germany

Selecting Tonewood in Slovenia. Sveti Jurij, Slovenia

Selecting Tonewood in Slovenia.
Sveti Jurij, Slovenia

Dale Kavanagh testing Den Toom Luthier guitar in Rosewood. Iserlohn, Germany

Dale Kavanagh testing Den Toom Luthier guitar in Rosewood. Iserlohn, Germany

Andrew York after his Concert in Soest, Germany

Andrew York after his Concert in Soest, Germany

Grisha Goryachev. Klagenfurt, Austria

Grisha Goryachev. Klagenfurt, Austria

1e Edition of Den Toom Luthier concert and recordings with Tim Panman, Theo de Blasis. Altastenberg, Germany

1e Edition of Den Toom Luthier concert and recordings with Tim Panman, Theo de Blasis. Altastenberg, Germany

Rafael Aguirre Miñarro at the DGF, Groningen, The Netherlands

Rafael Aguirre Miñarro at the DGF, Groningen, The Netherlands

Thibaut Garcia meets “Ilona” Iserlohn, Germany

Thibaut Garcia meets “Ilona” Iserlohn, Germany

Happy customer, Onofrio Palumbo from Italy!

Happy customer, Onofrio Palumbo from Italy!

Andreas Von Wangenheim and Den Toom luthier owner Alessandro Frei.  Lucerne, Switzerland

Andreas Von Wangenheim and Den Toom luthier owner Alessandro Frei.
Lucerne, Switzerland

With Takeo Sato and Aniello Desiderio. Eschen, Liechtenstein

With Takeo Sato and Aniello Desiderio. Eschen, Liechtenstein

Christian Fergo playing “Ilona” for the final concert night of the Iserlohn guitar festival 2019.

Christian Fergo playing “Ilona” for the final concert night of the Iserlohn guitar festival 2019.

Reentko Dirks. Heinsberg, Germany

Reentko Dirks. Heinsberg, Germany

Den Toom Talk. Siegen, Germany

Den Toom Talk. Siegen, Germany

Augustin Wiedemann, Having fun with“Ilona”, Iserlohn, Germany

Augustin Wiedemann, Having fun with“Ilona”, Iserlohn, Germany

Hubert Käppel. Bad Fredenburg, Germany

Hubert Käppel. Bad Fredenburg, Germany

Aniello Desiderio, trying out “Ilona”. Eschen, Liechtenstein

Aniello Desiderio, trying out “Ilona”. Eschen, Liechtenstein

Visiting Siccas guitars, Delivery of two Den Toom Luthiers guitars. Karlsruhe, Germany. Both Sold.

Visiting Siccas guitars, Delivery of two Den Toom Luthiers guitars. Karlsruhe, Germany. Both Sold.

First Prize winner with both Den Toom Luthiers guitar. Played in the Guitar Expo concert competition by Zé Carlos Pereira and Berk Günay. DGF, Groningen, The Netherlands. Anno 2020

First Prize winner with both Den Toom Luthiers guitar. Played in the Guitar Expo concert competition by Zé Carlos Pereira and Berk Günay. DGF, Groningen, The Netherlands. Anno 2020

Visiting the Legendary Luthier José Romanillos. Guijosa, Spain

Visiting the Legendary Luthier José Romanillos. Guijosa, Spain

2e edition of Den Toom Luthier Concert series with Elke Prinsier, Züschen, Germany

2e edition of Den Toom Luthier Concert series with Elke Prinsier, Züschen, Germany

Fabio Zanon from Brazil meets “Ilona”

Fabio Zanon from Brazil meets “Ilona”

Eliot Fisk. Salzburg Mozarteum, Austria

Eliot Fisk. Salzburg Mozarteum, Austria

Marco Tamayo. Klagenfurt, Austria

Marco Tamayo. Klagenfurt, Austria

Hans Wilhelm Kaufmann trying Den Toom Luthier guitars. Heinsberg, Germany

Hans Wilhelm Kaufmann trying Den Toom Luthier guitars. Heinsberg, Germany

Duo Cruz&Souper playing Den Toom Luthier guitars for the closing Concert at the Iserlohn Guitar Festival Iserlohn 2018.

Duo Cruz&Souper playing Den Toom Luthier guitars for the closing Concert at the Iserlohn Guitar Festival Iserlohn 2018.

Joaquín Clerch. Klagenfurt, Austria

Joaquín Clerch. Klagenfurt, Austria

Takeo Sato. Feldkirch, Austria

Takeo Sato. Feldkirch, Austria

Carlos Bonell. Klagenfurt, Austria

Carlos Bonell. Klagenfurt, Austria

Frank Gerstmeier. Iserlohn, Germany

Frank Gerstmeier. Iserlohn, Germany

Johan Fostier, Alexei Belousov, me and Grigory Novikov at the Nordhorn guitar festival in Germany.

Johan Fostier, Alexei Belousov, me and Grigory Novikov at the Nordhorn guitar festival in Germany.

Mark Delpriora Trying out Den Toom Luthier “Ilona” guitar in the Ligita guitar festival. Eschen, Liechtenstein.

Mark Delpriora Trying out Den Toom Luthier “Ilona” guitar in the Ligita guitar festival. Eschen, Liechtenstein.

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Filip Alilovic comes over for a visite in the Den Toom Luthier workshop. Altastenberg, Germany

Filip Alilovic comes over for a visite in the Den Toom Luthier workshop. Altastenberg, Germany

Kristina O. Vårlid at the Dutch Guitar Foundation. Groningen, The Netherlands

Kristina O. Vårlid at the Dutch Guitar Foundation. Groningen, The Netherlands

Den Toom Luthier presentation at the Vaihingen Gitarrentagen festival.

Den Toom Luthier presentation at the Vaihingen Gitarrentagen festival.

Just another Den Toom Luthier side job

Just another Den Toom Luthier side job