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Small spring cleaning which was essential on the site. Given the constant evolution (?) of the plugins needed for the layout, some content and others things had ceased to be available for a while! Otherwise the work in the workshop is going well at the beginning of spring, a guitar will soon be in the
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The great Spanish luthier Jose Luis Romanillos passed away at the very honorable age of 90. He will have joined Stradivari in this regard. I really enjoyed listening to his instruments, including those played by Julian Bream of course. There is the famous book “Guitars” by Tom and Mary Anne Evans, which was a gold
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Welcome, Already more than a year of confinement due to the pandemic. I finally I received my 1st dose of the vaccine, I’m having some hope for the future… I’m back again this year with this publication, to recognize a mentor who was of great importance in my luthier career: Irving Sloane. I hope to
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The great master of the guitar and lute died at 87. Thanks for everything Maestro Julian Bream. R.I.P. As a luthier, he was the detonator of my career. As an amateur guitar player and also on the lute long time, he remains at the top of my most outstanding influences. If I partly owe him
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Hello, The weather is really to my taste this summer here in Montreal. I try as much as possible to play tennis and bicycle riding. The work in the shop is going well and despite the travel limits imposed by the pandemic, there will be some promising escapades! Happy summer to you!
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