Sonntag / Archtop Jazz Guitar J15 / Guitar
The J15 has a 15“ body size which provides a very good handling of the guitar. The small body is ideal for players who feel the 17“ or even the 16“ guitar is too big for them. The 15“ model adapts very comfortably to the body of the player without forcing the shoulder to give way. The 15“ guitar offers further advantages for musicians who are travelling a lot and need a handy guitar which is easy to tuck away.
The J15 is available as Ballade-, Standard- or Elektra-model. It can be built acoustic as well as electric, means with floating or built in pickup. The small body has a quick response, a very direct tone and the wide dynamic range of a guitar made of solid wood.
Sonntag Guitars, Germany 
Stefan Sonntag, Luthier
Formal education
I was born in Augsburg, Germany on October 17, 1964. I began my training as guitar-maker in 1986 at the Violin-making school in Mittenwald, Germany. There I studied the skills and principles of handmade guitar construction.
In 1989 I ended my course of studies having passed my final examinations and went on to work for the Höfner stringed-instrument manufacturing company in Bubenreuth/Germany. There I was able to obtain an insider's view of the guitar making industry.
In 1990 I went to the Strohmer Workshop in Nuremberg/Germany where special-order guitars were made, as well as repairwork and restorations, along with Limited-Edition series.
In 1993 I received my Master's Degree as best in my class and began to set up my own workshop in Augsburg. Since then I not only serve guitarists in Germany but am increasingly becoming well-known in Europe and world-wide.
Self-employed guitar manufacturer
I build archtop Jazz guitars exclusively. Each instrument is hand-crafted here in my workshop. I use no prefabricated wooden parts, all parts are being made personally by me. I use only select woods that I choose myself from special suppliers. These woods are air-dried and stored for no less than five years. Only then do they posses the necessary quality that I demand in order to build my guitars.
