"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