Historical Models
The reproduction of historical instruments is for me a very enriching exercise since it allows me to consider other ways of constructing and imagining the guitar. It is also a way to recreate the beauty and sound as much as possible of a guitar that has become inaccessible by its rarity and value.
Guitares d'après Robert Bouchet
Copies of the guitars of the French luthier Robert Bouchet. Painter and luthier, his aesthetic guitars have become legendary for their sound quality and their use by great artists. (the Presti-Lagoya duo, Julian Bream, the Pomponio-Zarate duo). The shape of the head as well as the design of the rosettes and the threading associated with a harmonious overall design laid the groundwork for French guitar making in a sober and elegant style. From 1956 he employed a bracing style with a large crossbar which he called "barre d'âme" The result is a very characteristic, long, precious and meaty sound.
Spruce/Cypress after A.de Torres
Guitar largely inspired by the SE14 of 1878. It is a very light guitar of a dimension a little lower than the current standard. The sound is particularly round and robust with lots of harmonics.
