"I have owned a Joe Heindel archtop for just a few months. Things you should know: Joe is an uncompromising luthier who builds magnificently voiced instruments which are beautifully balanced and--in the case of his archtops--have a magical and harp-like quality, especially in the upper registers. If you are an aficionado of fine guitars you will immediately realize that Joe's instruments are in a class of masterpieces usually associated with names like Tom Ribbecke , John Monteleone and Linda Manzer --- this is not just hyperbole. Joe is very accommodating and goes to great lengths to produce the instrument you have in your imagination." --Joseph Cozza, Melbourne, Australia