Romantic

It's impressive how many diverse and breathtaking instruments have been built in the past. Researching, documenting, and replicating these historical builders and their guitars is a great honor and brings with it an enormous source of information.

When building a replica, the same techniques, glues, and finishes as the original instrument are primarily used. Building a contemporary instrument that respects its tradition without reinventing the past.
 

René Lacôte – 1826, string length 63 cm, spruce top, neck veneered with ebony, back and sides in Cuban mahogany (maple or satinwood possible as well), butterfly tuners (ebony pegs or pegheds possible as well).

René Lacôte – 1832, string length 63 cm, spruce top, neck in mahogany, back and sides in satinwood (Maple or mahogany also possible), butterfly tuners (ebony pegs or pegheds also possible).



 

Stauffer 8 string, (6 or 7 string also possible), string length 63 cm, spruce top, detachable neck in maple, back and sides in maple, peghed tuners (ebony pegs also possible).

François Roudhloff, lyre guitar – 1810, original @MiM Brussel, spruce top, back and sindes in maple, spruce neck with ebony veneer, ebony fretboard, mother of pearl and ebony inlay, ebony bridge.

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Photo's by Timo Eggermont