Yes, we've left the forests of Finland and relocated to Germersheim in
the south-west of Germany. For a year or two at least, maybe longer...
Our new location in the heart of western Europe will make us much more accessible for
customers who want to visit and discuss their requirements.
We're around one hour's drive from Strasbourg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart,
or 2 to 3 hours from Basel, Zurich, Bern, Metz, Nancy, Luxembourg,
Cologne, Munich...
Our new contact info:
An Der Lünette 6
76726 Germersheim
GERMANY
Tel. & Fax: +49 7274 2378
New to the web site for 2005 - the In Stock section. Here I'll
be listing guitars that are finished and ready to go... for anybody
who doesn't want to wait for a custom build... ;^)
Right now you'll find the ExP1 for sale there... a traditional
acoustic archtop with some defintitely non-traditional styling
features... check it out!
All Henneken Jazz Guitar models - including the Bassonette - are now available as 16” versions also.
Pictured here are the first ones made and note the s-holes instead of f-holes on the one below.
S-holes are now a ”standard” option as well and naturally at no extra cost.
Following the succesful archtop-guitar-making
courses in 2003 and 2004, we had to skip 2005 because
of the move to Germany. But courses will be scheduled
again for 2006 - either in Finland or in Germany,
depending on demand...
For pics of the previous courses & more information for next year's
course, check out the soon-to-be completely updated
Vacation Courses page.
NEW CATALOG & DVD, NEW PRICES FOR 2006
The new catalog in the form of a set of printed brochures
is now ready. A web page will be coming on line soon
where you can order these brochures, as well the new DVD
about the making of an archtop.
And yes, unfortunately prices will go up at the beginning
of next year - after all, the guitars now come in more expensive
(and better!) cases (by Calton) + the costs for quality materials,
as well as for shipping, keep going up year after year...
In any case - the new prices will be announced later - and will be
put into effect from January 2006...
Coming up soon:
The "Diablo" - a 17-inch, double cut-away archtop featuring 18-frets-to-the-body
(!) construction...
4-stringed Bassonette with spruce top & 3 pickups...
Concerto with quilted maple back & sides and birdseye-maple neck...
Etc...
Now supplying Henneken Archtops in custom-made cases
by Keith Calton... These luxury cases are individually
hand-tailored to the guitar. It adds EUR 500 to the
price of a guitar... but worth every cent!
