Pavel Goldberg
I’ve been making guitars for 25 years.
I’m a graduate acoustical engineer. I specialise in stringed musical instruments.
1998
I started my career at the Musical Instrument Factory in St. Petersburg, Russia.I was 20 years old. Within a year I had reached the position of senior inspector of the quality control department and head of the acoustics laboratory.
2000
In 2000, he founded his own guitar workshop, which exists to this day. When I make guitars, I am constantly researching various acoustic issues on guitars and other musical instruments.
From 2000 to 2010 my workshop produced acoustic guitars.
Since 2005 my workshop has become a leading centre for guitar service.
2002
I graduated from university. I majored in acoustics of stringed musical instruments.
2006
I’ve done my postgraduate studies. During these years I did an in-depth study of top soundboards of guitars and violins.
2010 -2018
From 2010 to 2018, мy workshop produced electric guitars.
2012
In 2012, an internship and training in Germany at the company GEWA former factory MUSIMA
2013
In 2013 I designed travel guitars for the German company «Tenayo».
2014
In 2014, I presented the world’s first dynamically lighted guitar at Frankfurt Music Messe.
It guitar was recognized as the inspiration for the 2014 exhibition
2015
In 2015, I developed semi-acoustic guitars with steel canister bodies.
2016-2018
From 2016 to 2018 – I experimented with making 12-string guitars with mixed type of strings – metal and nylon and separate pickups ( piezo and electromagnetic). The final result was a quadro stereo guitar combined with bass.
2018
In 2018 I took part in a talent show. I had to identify guitar material by its sound.
I won and was entered in “Russian Book of Records”.
Now
For the last few years I have been developing an international project to revive a lost 19th century musical instrument, the Arpeggione (guitar-violoncello).
I started the production of these instruments in 2020 year.