Spotlight on Luthiers: Valenti Guitars

This is an unusual spotlight piece, because I think it’s the first non-UK luthier that I’ve featured – although I met the luthier in question in England.  Luigi Valenti is Italian, but he was working at Crimson Guitars when I did my guitar build there in November 2016.  Since then, he has moved back to Italy and started his own company, Valenti Guitars.

Luigi has developed three main models, the Nebula, Callisto and Pulsar.  They all look rather stunning, and he will customise them according to your wishes when you order one.  These are early days for Valenti Guitars and so he has only recently finished the prototypes, but they look very promising.

I wish Luigi every success for the future, both with his luthiery and with the other reasons for his return to Italy!

Author: gloopyjon

I grew up in England, attending school in Gloucester and then reading Classics at Peterhouse, Cambridge University. After working in London for three years, I moved to Belgium in 1993 where I have lived ever since. I played the piano as a child and also started playing the guitar, but never took it seriously until 2012, thanks to Rocksmith. I've also done a lot of singing, including over 30 amateur shows. Since 2012 I have been avidly accumulating guitar-related information as well as guitars and related gear, and I decided to create this site to share some of my knowledge, experiences and opinions with anybody who might be interested. View all posts by gloopyjon