“Cândido, o Construtor”by Daniel BeloDias Contados – Antena 3
"In Dias Contados we met a luthier from Coimbra who builds guitars using ancestral techniques...
22 January, 2024
André Henriques (Linda Martini)
"I got to know Cândido's work when Linda Martini played with Dead Combo at Eléctrico da Antena 3. I was...
18 January, 2024
Rui Aires
“I am personal friends with several luthiers of traditional instruments (Didgeridoos, nGoni, Tambores Xamânicos) and meeting and visiting Candido in...
02 November, 2020
João Francisco
“I met Cândido in his modest workshop at the end of 2015. I remember it because I took him a...
25 April, 2020
Pedro Gonçalves (Dead Combo)
“I never had an instrument made to my measure until the moment I was challenged by Cândido and I challenged...
04 April, 2020
“From the lifelong passion for music to the art of building and repairing guitars” in Diário de Coimbra 1/09/2019
"Music has always been part of Cândido Jacob."...
08 September, 2019
CÂNDIDO JACOB: UNIQUE AND CUSTOM GUITARSinterview with Magnetica Magazine
Cândido Jacob has always been fascinated by music and it was a guitar problem that made him dedicate himself to...
27 April, 2017
The art of Cândido Jacob Luthier
In the early afternoon of this already long winter, we immersed ourselves in the art of creating stringed instruments, in...
21 April, 2016
Andy Manson
Cândido came to visit me at my workshop some years ago, since when we have become good friends....
20 April, 2016
Cândido, the builder
When you enter his workshop in Banhos Secos, a few kilometers from Coimbra, you don't see many guitars. The reason...
04 March, 2016
The art of building instruments
Fernando Meireles has been building guitars and other traditional instruments since 1984. He was a pioneer in recreating the accordion, a...
04 March, 2016
Senhor Vulcão
"Cândido Jacob is an alchemist who transforms wood into gold for the senses."...
03 March, 2016
Frankie Chavez
"What can I say about Cândido Jacob's guitars? I can say that they are incredible! They sound great, they're comfortable,...
20 February, 2016