HOZEN GUITARS

I build in small numbers because I give each guitar its voice by hand. Every top arrives with a temperament—grain like weather, stiffness like tide—and my work is to listen, pare, and coax it into song. Years of study with Ervin Somogyi taught me the balance: sensitivity without fragility, strength without stiffness, so an instrument answers your touch immediately and musically. In 2020 I made a promise to myself: build as if each were the last—no compromise; let imagination be the only limit.
Our workshop is very intimate, close enough to hear wood change as the light changes. We prototype, measure, and then trust the ear. These guitars are not meant for everyone. They are meant to be found. If one finds you, I hope you feel what I put into it—clarity, response, and a human touch that lingers after the note is gone.