I first came across Hamurana Guitar Works through Instagram. It was a post about a custom Jazz-style bass for L.A.B’s Ara Adams-Tamatea. I checked out Jeff’s website and was immediately impressed. Jeff Silverman is obviously a master craftsman; not only in his luthiery, but also in the marketing of his work. He knows the power of good photography that shows off instruments at their best and images and videos explaining the making of.  People love stories, people love the satisfaction of seeing something progress from inception to finished product. In telling the story of how these beautiful instruments are made, you can see Jeff’s incredible craftsmanship in evidence.

After the initial consultation and throughout the build, Jeff would check in on ideas, make sure what he was doing, where he was heading, fitted in with what I might want. The thing that separates great from merely good is detail. If you study the masters — whatever the discipline — it’s always the details; and Jeff cares about the details. He is a master craftsman.

You can see for yourself how this guitar turned out. It is a pulchritudinous instrument, a masterpiece, and it plays and sounds as beautifully as it looks.

— Johannes