Gypsy jazz store in Rome and Netherlands

jgm

I will be traveling to Rome and Amsterdam this summer and I was wondering if anyone in the forum know of a music store in Rome or Amsterdam for a used gypsy jazz guitar . Hoping to buy a used gypsy guitar . Thanks in advance.

ChrisMartin

Palm Guitars in Amsterdam always have a few;
http://www.palmguitars.com/page.html

nicksansone

Palm Guitar burnt down, so you'll have to find your way to Soren's house, though his garage is full of stuff. I would check out the Facebook Gypsy Jazz Market or something, as he didn't have much in the way of gypsy guitars last time. Depending on your price range, Rino Van Hooijdonk makes some great guitars for a pretty low price considering.

djangology

Looks like the site is still down. Store never got back up I guess?

rudolfochrist

When you go to http://www.palmguitars.com/ you can learn that Soren Venema passed away unexpectedly.

bbwood_98

Hey @JGM,

Not too sure on this, but reach out to Tessa Spaaij She has a web store project, and is based in Amsterdam. Some solid guitars at reasonable prices considering what they are: https://www.gypsyjazzguitars.eu/

Buco

That sucks man, two of recent news of passings of people associated with the genre both came from Holland. First Ger Boonstra and now Mr Palm.

I'm happy to hear these two are running their own business. I really like some of their duos in YT. Their heart is really into it, they've played this music for many years now.

bbwood_98

@Buco Indeed- Tessa and Lex are both great musicians and special people. Their dedication to the music is real!