Imagine a guitar built by a guitarist
In a world full of guitars why would you create more?
As a guitar player I have always had dreams about instruments and sounds that far outperformed my financial abilities, so I started building them myself. I aim to make quality guitars, amplifiers and pedals for real musicians at affordable price levels. To me it is always about feel and function first. How can a guitarist use it while performing, how does it feel. How could this guitar inspire someone else in making great music.
Albert Deinum
Spitfire CEO, chief designer and very important in general
“You don’t have to be a great player to love guitars. But loving guitars will for sure make you a better player.”
– Charley Chaplin –
Kauffmann Guitars
Our story
When we opened our guitar store we found that we had time to spare between customers. So we started doing repair work. Albert has always been working on his guitars when he was a touring guitarist. And he just expanded that. It wasn’t for long that he decided to built his own guitar. He built it and it became his main guitar. Customers would ask if he would one for them as well. Soon he was building one every week and that is what got our guitar manufacturing started.
We have come a long way since then. We have a small team of dedicated builders. Every guitar is built by one team member. So we operate as a workshop, not as a factory.
What makes our guitars special?
As guitarist we know that it all about feel. And that is the way it looks, the way it feels, the way it plays and how it sounds. It is about trusting your senses as a guitarist. If it feels good to you, it is good for you.
The way a guitar feels in your hands and how it plays, is the most important aspect. We work very hard to get the feel of the finish, especially the way the neck feels.
Fretwork and setup are also huge contributors to your playing comfort. Albert personally plays every guitar before it leaves our workshop to make sure that it feels good and it is a guitar that we can be proud of.
Real guitar stores, dedicated dealers
We have a small but steadily growing number of dealers. We prefer to do business with guitar stores that are run by people a bit like us. Guitar lovers, entrepreneurs that have a personal relationship with their clients. Store owners who are knowledgeable when it comes to helping you make a choice. And who are able to service our guitars in a professional manner.