Prucha Bluegrass Instruments

Prucha F5
Melbourne Guitar Gallery is currently the sole Australian representative for the wonderful bluegrass instruments of Jaroslav Prucha...
Melbourne Guitar Gallery is proud to stock the bluegrass instruments of Jaroslav Prucha. You won't find them in any other store in Australia. Prucha Bluegrass Instruments is the premier manufacturer of banjos and mandolins in the Czech Republic. Gerry met up with Jaroslav on a trip to the region some years ago and, years later, he has a display case full of these gorgeous instruments in his own shop. Lovingly handmade by Jaroslav and in recent years his son Jan, these instruments are currently being played by some of the finest musicians in the world - Peter Schwimmer, Brendon Green, Peter Wernick, Bela Fleck, Richard brown and Alison Brown to name but a few. Local musicians who have checked out the mandolins and banjos that we have in stock have been instantly smitten. So... if you want the very best look no further than Prucha Bluegrass Instruments available exclusively in Australia from Melbourne Guitar Gallery.

prucha Bat
The story of Prucha Bluegrass Instruments is an interesting one. Jaroslav first heard the sound of a banjo as a child sitting around a campfire. At the time the repressive Czech regime had banned country and bluegrass music (?#@!) so, though he dearly wanted to play one, he could not buy a banjo of any description. Being a resourceful young man, he decided to make his own, with only photographs as a guide. Jaroslav still owns that first banjo as a reminder of his beginning as a master instrument maker. His son, Jan, has fairly recently joined the workshop and has proved to be an artistic craftsman with a perfectionist streak. Examine a Prucha instrument as closely as you like - if you spot an imperfection you can be sure that you were responsible for it not the makers. Unusually for modern banjo makers, all parts are manufactured in the Prague workshop of Jaroslav Prucha, indeed, many other famous banjo manufacturers actually get their hardware from Prucha.

Coming soon...audio, video and a large picture gallery of these wonderful instruments. If you want any further information about Prucha instruments please call us.

Prucha Mandolin F Model
The beautiful Prucha F5 mandolin
Prucha Mandolin F Model
The beautiful Prucha F5 mandolin - back view
Prucha Mandolin F Model
The beautiful Prucha F5 mandolin - back detail
Prucha Mandolin F Model
The beautiful Prucha F5 mandolin - front detail
Prucha Mandolin F Model
The beautiful Prucha F5 mandolin
Prucha Mandolin F Model
The beautiful Prucha F5 mandolin