RIP Søren Venema (1952-2021) of Palm Guitars

[Brad Bechtel]

Søren Venema of Palm Guitars in Amsterdam has apparently passed away from unspecified causes. He was a cool dude and well known in the vintage guitar world.

Here’s an article in Dutch for those who can read it.
www.parool.nl/amsterdam/topgitaristen-wisten-de-winkel-van-s-ren-venema-1952-2021-te-vinden~bd40879c/

[Michael Messer]

Brad, Thanks for posting this very sad news about Søren Venema

Søren was a great man that was liked throughout the vintage guitar world. I met Søren a few times around 20 years ago and always enjoyed his company. His shop, Palm Guitars, was known worldwide.



Søren Venema >RIP

Shine On
Michael

[thebluesbear( al)]

Hi everyone
Thanks brad for posting this , if anyone does want to know anything about the article , i am happy to translate ....on a personal level i am so sad to learn of the passing of soren , amsterdam isn't very far from antwerp where i live.
It was always fun to go up to palm guitars, and i'm talking about before the shop had to close due to a flood .....soren kept some newtone strings for resonators ....and always had time for a chat
I remember asking soren where he started out in the Guitar selling business , he replied oh it was 1975 and i started selling guitars on a stall in the market place , can you imagine ? fantastic stuff , and he wont be forgotten ...RIP soren

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[niko]

Soren's collection is for sale on auction in Vichy :

vichy-encheres.com/2022/09/29/palm-guitars/#english

I have fantastics memories from my visit à Mr Palm shop years ago !