Boguslaw Teryks - 2019 7 strings Doubletop

About the luthier

Boguslaw Teryks, born in Wrocław and based in Mainz since 1984, has been building guitars since 1982. His deep affinity for music and sound was shaped by his early environment and further refined through mentorships with luthiers such as Manfred Pletz and Gernot Wagner. Teryks’s work is characterized by a combination of philosophical sensitivity, technical expertise, and a passion for continuous innovation. He was among the earliest European luthiers to adopt double-top technology, becoming one of the few builders worldwide—alongside Wagner and Dammann—working in this advanced construction method in its formative years. His guitars reflect an artistic search for expressive depth, clarity, and dynamic range, earning accolades at major competitions including multiple Grand Prix at the International Guitar Making Competition in Gdańsk. His instruments are used by prominent musicians such as Marcin Dylla, Łukasz Kuropaczewski, and Jakob Bangsø, and are celebrated for their tonal color, projection, and refined response.

About the guitar

This 2019 seven-string concert guitar by Boguslaw Teryks features a modern double-top construction with a Nomex core, delivering exceptional projection, sustain, and responsiveness. The spruce outer layer and ziricote back and sides produce a clear and harmonically rich tone, supported by structural lightness and an impressively broad dynamic spectrum. Tonally, the guitar combines warmth and focus with a remarkably natural character—unlike many double-tops, this instrument avoids artificial compression and remains organic and open in sound. The trebles are lyrical and carry effortlessly, while the basses are deep and articulate, producing a piano-like clarity. It responds quickly to touch and offers a wide palette of tonal colors, accommodating subtle nuance as well as powerful projection. The extended fingerboard permits a full two-octave range on the first string, and the ergonomically shaped neck, paired with a comfortable armrest, makes this seven-string guitar especially accessible to players transitioning from six-string models. Tuned with Klaus Scheller machines and strung with Knobloch EDC 34.0 strings, this is a top-tier performance instrument offering both precision and expressivity. It is in excellent condition.

Condition

This guitar is in excellent condition, showing virtually no signs of use. It is clean, structurally flawless, and acoustically optimized.