Electrical engineer Florian Jäger has founded a start-up out of a passion: The "Amp Forge." Himself a musician for decades, he started with repairs. Every now and then, a piece of equipment would break and Florian would fix it.
Then in 2017, the 38-year-old from Reutlingen built his first amplifier. For craftsmanship, he mounts a slightly modernized classic: a tube amplifier that has been around since the 1960s. In its traditional design, without effects, the model is somewhat reminiscent of the legendary Marshalls.
Florian Jäger is not alone in the workshop. For at the same time, the guitar amplifier's cabinet is being made. This is the part of master carpenter Patrick Früh. He uses American walnut wood. An expensive raw material. One cubic meter costs over 4000 euros.
IN THE VIDEO
Florian Jäger, engineer
Patrick Früh, master carpenter
CREDITS
Author: Wolfgang Dürr
Camera: Thomas Schäfer
Editing: Katja Hofmann
Editing: Rolf Hüffer
Social media editing: Land und Leute RP Online
6 окт 2024