About Prohaszka Guitars

Balazs Prohaszka was trained in Hungary in the great European luthiery traditions, learning the craftsmanship of stringed-instrument making and the meticulous skills of museum-grade restoration work. Yet, despite this remarkable training and experience – ranging from violins and double basses to lutes and bows – his original fascination with guitars remained. In 2003 this brought Balazs to Northern Ireland – and the inspiring workshop of Lowden Guitars.

A number of years later, he was given the opportunity to redesign the entire acoustic line of the legendary Zemaitis Guitars range, which was about to be reissued by Kanda-Shokai in Japan.

Balazs later spent a couple of years as a consultant in guitar technology and design in the Far East, before returning to Northern Ireland, where he went on to develop some innovative inlay and bevel techniques for Avalon Guitars.

All of that diverse experience now goes into his own range of custom built instruments. It is what makes them look, play and sound so special.