Barbarossa Guitars

Fine Hand-made Guitars

"Hi Jim,

I just bought your wonderful guitar from Paramount Guitars. I was not shopping for a new guitar but I accidentally played your hand made guitar. That was probably the best guitar I have ever played. I just wanted to thank you personally.  It has been an unbelievable experience to actually bring it home. I will take good care of it and if I ever buy another guitar it will most likely be one of yours. The tone and volume is incredible

Thank you very much,

P.F."  March 2007

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Rosewood and Sitka Spruce 00

Rosewood / Sitka Dreadnought

My first violins:

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Check out my SPECIALS:

THERE ARE A BUNCH OF NEW SPECIALS, READY TO SHIP

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My acoustic guitars are all handmade from the finest solid woods.  I concentrate on steel string guitars, designed for fingerstyle playing and classical guitars.  I am happy to build you a custom designed guitar, based on your own pattern, size or combination of woods.  I can work with you to define the design of your special instrument.

Contact me at:  Jim Blilie,  651-766-8757

jwblilieno-spam@barbarossa-guitars.com

(please remove the obvious "no-spam" part of my address above)

Seattle Luthiers Group Booth at 2001 Northwest Folklife at Seattle Center.  My guitars are on the fifth panel from the left and the flamenco at far left  (click on the photo for a larger picture).  Being in Minnesota now, I can't participate in NW Folklife anymore.:

See a recent steel string guitar under construction:

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This page was last updated:  Nov 7, 2007