Mirza Kovačević
Luthier
Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Recommended by Naš most Zenica
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- Mirza has been making guitars for two decades
- He creates for prominent musicians from the Balkans
- For him, building guitars is an act of love
Luthier Mirza Kovačević has made more than a thousand guitars since 2000, for customers around the world. Famous Balkan musicians, such as Vlatko Stefanovski, Bata Kostić and Damir Imamović play instruments made by Mirza. He brings a lot of dedication and love to every guitar that he makes, being an expert in strings, bridges and tunes. He loves listening to music played on a guitar he has handcrafted. Using top-quality Bosnian wood such as maple or ash, Mirza devotes a lot of time and patience to each instrument, which is why it takes about four months to make one instrument.
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INTERVIEW
For me, a guitar is not just an instrument you play, it is an art object and making guitars is an act of love. I have loved guitars since childhood. That love never disappeared, even though I had distanced myself from their construction for a while.
The first guitar I made as a high school student was not that good. Many years later, I tried to build another one: that guitar, which I made in 2000, looked like a nice Stratocaster. It is still in my possession, since it's invaluable to me, I would not sell it for anything.
It all depends on the customer. For those who like a deeper sound, I use mahogany and maple for the body, and mahogany and rosewood for the neck. For more fluffy tones, I use alder for the body, and maple and rosewood for the neck.
I worked with my son-in-law but he moved away. A lot of curious people came to me and I always showed everyone everything I know. I really don't want this craft and the love for guitars to disappear. I hope that they will stay and that someone will continue this craft.
Mirza Kovačević
Luthier
Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Recommended by Naš most Zenica
AVAILABILITY
Monday to Friday 08:00-16:00
PHONE
+387 62793860
LANGUAGES
Bosnian, English, Croatian, Serbian
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