About Kibiń

We build guitars to suit your style, needs and abilities.

Who we are

KibinGitars Workshop, based in Grodno in the west of Belarus, is a well-known Belarusian manufacturer of handmade stringed musical instruments, mainly acoustic guitars, made to the highest standards.

What we do

For over 30 years, KibinGitars has been designing and manufacturing custom guitars for those who want to experience the excitement of playing an instrument of the highest quality. In recent years, our offerings have expanded significantly to include small series of guitars for music schools and beginner guitarists, which can be purchased without pre-order.

Who we are

KibinGitars Workshop, based in Grodno in the west of Belarus, is a well-known Belarusian manufacturer of handmade stringed musical instruments, mainly acoustic guitars, made to the highest standards.

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What We Do

For over 30 years, KibinGitars has been designing and manufacturing custom guitars for those who want to experience the excitement of playing an instrument of the highest quality. In recent years, our offerings have expanded significantly to include small series of guitars for music schools and beginner guitarists, which can be purchased without pre-order.

Andrew Kibin

First Person Story

I’ve been making guitars since 1991.
Maybe my way is the same as others.

As a child, at some point, you start to like music, and eventually, you fall in love with it. Then you want to play it yourself. Soon after, you get the itch to modify your guitar—because you think you're the smartest and know how to do it better. Especially since my father had the same itch, and he had a plane, a chisel, an emery wheel, and three drills. Modifying, modifying... Of course, it didn't stop there. Your school, university, and daily job continue in parallel—a fairly ordinary life. But your hands remain restless. Here and there, you stumble upon magazines, rare cool guitars—and the dream grows stronger. So, you dive into creating. Naturally, you pull in all your friends and acquaintances: someone brings tuning pegs, someone pickups, someone makes a bridge, someone else chrome-plates it, and so on with everything.

You keep going, keep going, keep going. And finally, it's done. (1992) You wander around town, showing off your guitar, taking pictures, bragging... just having a great time. And then, humanity takes an unexpected turn: your guitar gets sold! That’s it. There's no turning back. Your education and your good old engineering job are shot. Here we go. Only repairs, electric guitars, bass guitars.

In 2002, Kibin Guitars is officially founded, and I started building guitars professionally, full-time. My friend Alex from the USA sent me the holy bible of all acoustic guitar makers: Guitarmaking: Tradition and Technology by Cumpiano & Natelson.

Mother Nature sometimes plays cruel jokes, but fools and beginners are often lucky. One way or another, my first classical guitar turned out great (2003). Naturally, when I started making the second one, I felt like the smartest person who already knew everything. And of course, that feeling was temporary. From then on, everything came through blood, sweat, and tears. Nothing can replace experience; you have to earn it by studying, learning, listening, and creating.

In 2005, I bought the building that now houses my workshop.

In 2011, I was the first luthier from the post-Soviet countries to participate in Musikmesse in Frankfurt as an exhibitor, bringing my guitars.

Today, I have a well-equipped workshop with numerous machines and a stock of wood in case of an emergency in India. All guitars from here are handmade, but reasonably priced.

There are many guitar builders
Why choose Kibin?

Experience

Experience

We have built over 1000 instruments (mostly guitars), and most of these instruments have been custom built.

Reputation

Reputation

Many of our customers own more than one Kibin instrument. Being satisfied with their first instrument, they often order new ones.

Affordability

Affordability

We strive to make instruments of such a high class, which our guitars are, affordable even for beginners.

Meet Our Guitar Geniuses
Our Artists

Nenad Gajin
Nenad GajinWell-known Serbian jazz, pop, rock, ethno and blues guitarist.
Valery Didula
Valery DidulaFamous guitar virtuoso, composer, arranger and music producer.
Adam Rafferty
Adam RaffertyAmerican guitar virtuoso, one of the most recognized fingerstyle guitarists in the world.
Shane Hennessy
Shane HennessyIrish guitar virtuoso, singer, songwriter and composer, one of the leading guitarists on the world stage.
Pavel Kuchta
Pavel KuchtaOne of the most talented classical guitarists in Europe.
Siarhiej Michałok
Siarhiej MichałokPopular Belarusian rock musician, founder and frontman of the groups Lyapis Trubetskoy and Brutto.

Meet Our Guitar Geniuses
Our Artists

Nenad Gajin
Nenad GajinWell-known Serbian jazz, pop, rock, ethno and blues guitarist.
Pavel Kuchta
Pavel KuchtaOne of the most talented classical guitarists in Europe.
Valery Didula
Valery DidulaFamous guitar virtuoso, composer, arranger and music producer.
Adam Rafferty
Adam RaffertyAmerican guitar virtuoso, one of the most recognized fingerstyle guitarists in the world.
Siarhiej Michałok
Siarhiej MichałokPopular Belarusian rock musician, founder and frontman of the groups Lyapis Trubetskoy and Brutto.
Shane Hennessy
Shane HennessyIrish guitar virtuoso, singer, songwriter and composer, one of the leading guitarists on the world stage.

World-class acoustic guitars handcrafted by luthier Andrew Kibin.

Contacts

Kibin Guitars
28a Tkatskaya Str., Grodno.
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