Klaten makes 15,000 souvenirs for Trump


Posted: Sat, August 20 2016 | 09:05 pm

The mooi indie atmosphere of Manjungan, a small village east of Mount Merapi, in Ngawen district in Klaten, Central Java, has given great space for local entrepreneur Pramono, 42, to foster his imagination.

Through his creative exploration, he has made miniatures of world-class guitars as souvenirs. His creations have led American musical instrument company Fender to give a license to Pramono to produce miniatures of its guitars.

In the beginning, in the 1980s, Pramono was only a fan of famous, world-class guitars. Dutch-American rock star Eddie van Halen’s guitar was the one he most loved. He said the combination of three colors—red, black and white—was awesome and not everyone could have such a guitar.

He later made a replica of van Halen’s iconic guitar.

Now he has 60 employees to produce not only the tri-color guitar he loved but also many others. The miniatures, measuring about 25 centimeters in height, have been sold worldwide. One of his international buyers is Axe Heaven, a store selling guitar miniatures.

He has recently been working on an order from US presidential candidate, Donald Trump, to make 15,000 Gibson Les Paul miniatures. Pramono said Trump would distribute the miniatures as souvenirs of his campaign. [EVI]