Gougi: Depuis de nombreuses années je me suis attaché à développer des systèmes de prise de son, cherchant continuellement une alternative à l'utilisation des archaïques systèmes "piézo-électriques" et au larsen des microphones sur scène.
Il n'y a pas d'intérêt ici à développer les inconvénients techniques et la pauvreté des capteurs piezos; ils sont suffisamment connus de vous tous, les musiciens professionnels.
J'avais fait une innovation importante en 1985 en construisant un capteur de chevalet pour contrebasse basé sur le principe électrostatique. Le succès mondial de ce capteur m'avait indiqué que j'avais suivi le bon raisonnement. Mais personnellement je considérais que ce n'était simplement qu'un premier pas. Malgré sa réponse extrêmement linéaire ce nouveau capteur n'était pas vraiment idéal pour reproduire les grandes amplitudes caractéristiques de la table d'harmonie d'un piano de concert ou de l'énorme caisse de résonance d'une contrebasse ! ! ...
Holger Reuning beschäftig sich seit über 20 Jahren mit Gitarren und arbeitet seit über 15 Jahren als Gitarrenbauer. Traditioneller Gitarrenbau und inovative Entwicklungen haben einen Platz in seiner Werkstatt. Zur Zeit arbeitet er in seiner Meisterwekstatt in Bad Hersfeld.Zu seinen bekanntesten Kunden gehören das Duo Tedesco, Miguel Iven und der Komponist Lorenz Schmidt.
Stilvolles Designe und ausgeprägte Klangqualitäten sind die Grundlage der Arbeit in der Werkstatt von Holger Reuning.
Es werden nur ausgesuchte, mindestens 10 Jahre in seiner Werkstatt gelagerte Hölzer verarbeitet.
Seine Gitarren werden von namhaften Gitarristen wie Lorenzo Schmidt und dem Duo Tedesco gespielt.
Zusammen mit der Firma Fishman arbeitet Holger Reuning an einem naturgetreuen Tonabnehmersystem für Konzertgitarren. Auf seine Instrumente zieht er Hannabach Saiten und bestückt seine Gitarren mit hochwertigen Reischl-Mechaniken.
Comins Guitars: Contemporary ideas tempered with an inherent reverence for the past summarizes Bill Comins' vision. "My approach has been to make refinements based on tradition, yielding a unique voice to a tried and true design."
Characteristically warm and punchy, Comins archtops possess a clear bottom and smooth, round high end. Their well-balanced response makes them ideal for chord/melody, straight-ahead jazz, and fingerstyle playing. Their voice is rich, complex, and simply magical.
When considering the various models, be aware that each can be taken as a complete idea, or as the starting point for an aesthetic journey. The various exotic woods, veneers, inlay and other materials found on the luthier's palette can inspire endless embellishments, color schemes, and personalized features that turn a standard model into a truly unique, creative expression.
Denver based custom built guitars and repair services.
Michas Custom Guitars is owned and operated by Chris Michas. It is located in Denver, CO right near downtown. First and foremost, Chris is a guitar player and a consumer in the guitar market.
Since he was a child Chris spend most of his time tinkering with electronics, building things and taking things apart (most of which never got put back together). These were the building blocks for what was to come.
It was not until the past five years that Chris started taking woodworking and his attention to detail seriously. Most of his paychecks went to buying new tools and equipment. He set up a small shop space in the corner of his garage. Most of his spare time was spent learning how all that stuff worked.
Chris has been a long time Grateful Dead fan. He was inspired by Jerry Garcia's guitar. He had to have one! After doing plenty of research, he learned that it was one of the most custom guitars ever made and the only way to get one was to make one. After two attempts at making a body blank he figured out that he should probably start with something a little more basic. It was then he built his first guitar, a bass in particular. It was nothing special, but a huge learning experience.
Around that same point in time he lost his job as a Radio Frequency Technician. In the process of looking for another job on the Internet he found a guitar building school down in Phoenix, AZ. This place was called The Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery. He signed up not taking it all too seriously. They got back to him saying he was on the waiting list and the job search continued. Some time went by and all of a sudden there was an opening and he moved down to Phoenix with one week’s notice to attend this school for 6 months. Chris' stars were aligned; the schools director of training, John Reuter was making a Jerry Garcia replica guitar for himself from start to finish in the exact 6 months that he was in attendance there ...
We are proud to represent Landola's fine line of acoustic guitars in the UK. All guitars have been made by skilled luthiers one at time, by hand. The materials are carefully chosen and we use unique Finnish heat-treated wood in most of our guitars. We want to offer to the musician a high-quality instrument with the best design, feel and sound. It is my wish that through our instruments you will enjoy a rewarding relationship with the guitar as I have personally experienced myself.
Our Guitar factory is situated in Jakobstad (Pietarsaari), Western Finland. We have been making guitars since 1942. The company, originally Munkers, was established by the Mattson Brothers in Jakobstad, Finland. Munkers designed and developed its own guitar models and working methods, resulting in increased production. In the years to come, the company changed names and owners, but to customers it always remained Landola, hence the name of the company's guitar trademark. In the fifty's competition was very keen, but we managed to flourish. In the sixties we participated for the first time at the Frankfurt Music Fair ...