Derek
Zelenka

Powerful Luthier

38, Nashville, Tennessee

Derek Zelenka is a musician and a great luthier (stringed instrument Dr.). He arrived in Nashville in 2005 to work at Gruhn Guitars, known for being the best vintage guitar shop in the world. Derek builds guitars from scratch, mostly flat-top guitars and Hawaiian lap guitars albeit restoring old instruments such as pre-war American made guitars and banjos is his real passion.

Derek Zelenka's Schools

Red Wing Tech , Class of 1999

Bachelors in Music and Cognitive Psychology and Pharmacology

South Dakota State University , Class of 1992

Bachelors

Derek Zelenka's Companies

Gruhn Guitars 2005 - 2010
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