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A tribute to Irving Sloane

Iving Sloane was born on this day, April 27, 1925. He was a self-taught luthier whose practical books on guitar building and repair were a determining factor for many luthiers of my generation in particular. Being a self-taught luthier, just like him, it was mainly his book “classic guitar construction”, bought around 1978, that became

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Cry Baby

Just-finished Morency model with German spruce top and 60+ year-old Brazilian rosewood body.

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2020-B&W

Some pictures of a recent spruce / Brazilian Morency model.

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Polishing going on…

Glazing and polishing gradually reveal the final luster. The bridge to glue, the saddles to make, the installation of the beautiful Rodgers tuning machines, and the strings of course are coming very soon!

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2 new classical “Morency” builds on the bench (p1)

Cedar & German spruce tops, and 60+ years old Brazilian rosewood back & sides are the core.

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Les années syncopées – Renaud Côté-Giguère

A composition by the guitarist/composer Renaud Coté-Giguère presented during a competition in Portugal. 

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