JamV Guitars - Hans van Velzen

20/05/2026

Preparing my guitars for the 2026 Paganini Guitar Festival in Parma, Italy.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1839814860030134

While on facebook I stumbled upon this:
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18LVu6eocm/
Although it is from a year ago, still nice to see.
Thanks Karlijn.

The guitars that I will bring are a Vicente Arias 1889 copy and My own model, both finished in 2026. Here some pictures.

01/01/2025

19/02/2024

31/10/2021

Friday 12th, Saturday 13th. and Sunday 14th. November I will be present at The Antwerp Guitar Festival with my 2 latest guitars.
If you are interested in trying them out, You are very much welcome.
These 2 guitars, my signature models, are inspired by an Enrique garcia model from 1917 and a Manual de la Chica model from 1944.
You can have a preview and prelistening at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MawyMxk8dpA
Played and recorded by My good friend Damiano Fineschi.
Vrijdag 12, zaterdag 13 en Zondag 14 november ben ik aanwezig op het Antwerps gitaarfestival met mijn 2 laatste gitaren.
Mocht je ze willen proberen dan ben je van harte welkom.
Deze 2 gitaren zijn geïnspireerd op een Enrique garcia model uit 1917 en een Manual de la Chica model uit 1944

05/09/2021

A big thank you to Irina Kulikova, one of the best classical guitarists I have the pleasure to know. Here a recent video where Irina plays a beautiful piece by Dmitri Grigoriev on my Santos 1933 model from 2019. I would also like to thank David Macias who provided me with the plan for this guitar.

Summer Mood, by Russian composer Dmitry Grigoriev. Interested in a tutorial by Irina Kulikova on this piece? Register on https://classicalguitar.academy/. Th...

10/03/2021

Just found out about the new GSI video of one of my latest guitars. Thanks very much Olivia Chiang, for your beautiful play, and thanks to the GSI team for the recording!

Download a FREE pdf of Capricho Árabe arranged by Agustín Barrios here! https://tinyurl.com/y5cm7byv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guitarsaloninternat...

18/02/2021

I am happy to announce that my third guitar for GSI has safely arrived and is now for sale.

This model by Hans van Velzen was the third prize winner in the 2nd International “Antonio Marin Montero” Guitar Building Competition in Granada, Spain. This guitar is based exactly on the specs of his winning guitar. It is modeled as precisely as possible on a 1917 Enrique Garcia ( #187) which h...

25/12/2020

A few days ago I had 2 guitarist friends over for a little evaluation of my 2 new signature models. The french polishing still has to be done, but the guitars were fully playable and I just couldn't wait.
Here already a small sneak preview.

20/12/2020

Going to California: In a few months this guitar will be at Guitar Salon International in Los Angeles. It is an Enrique Garcia 1917 model in Indian rosewood. On the pictures the guitar is all strung up and adjusted.
The only thing that needs to be done is the french polishing wich always takes me more time than intended . ;)

27/06/2020

Restauration Romantic guitar from Dec 2019 - June 2020