Introduction

You may be wondering why a guitar maker has a potter in his website. That is my great uncle, one of a long line of potters in Germany. I always enjoyed working with my hands, and derive a great deal of satisfaction transforming ideas into things. I love all things guitar and after a lifetime as a player, it seemed a natural progression to luthier, thus I carry on the artisan tradition of hand crafted articles, only in wood, not clay.

Roll Your Own…..It all started when I realized that my quest for the perfect guitar was not going to be fulfilled in buying this or that production guitar, even from the big name manufacturers. I had a lot of really good guitars that I loved to play, but after awhile, I always got to the point of “Wouldn’t it be cool if this guitar could do this…..” So…rather than buy the next guitar I decided to build a shop, get some good tools, learn the craft of lutherie, and then really learn what it takes to build a great instrument. After a few years of learning and experimentation, I began to hone in on what makes a guitar special to me. After 45 years of playing lot’s of music and lot’s of guitars, I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted in a special instrument.

Peter Streit Guitars guitars are finely crafted acoustic instruments using only premium tonewoods, carefully selected and environmentally seasoned. I build and finish my guitars to exacting tolerances with a high level of craftsmanship to achieve a tone, look and feel that is unique to the instrument and is designed to improve with age and care providing a lifetime of playing enjoyment for the musician.