French luthier, Thomas Dauge, Builds a New Guitar For GSI!

French maker Thomas Dauge has shared with us some sneak peek photos of our next guitar!

Dauge lives and works in Bordeaux. In 1998 he began building his own instruments. His first attempts were folk and gypsy jazz guitars, but very quickly he moved towards the construction of classical and flamenco guitars. As he continued, he became he eventually decided to specialize exclusively in classical guitars. He opened his workshop in 2006 after 8 years of self-taught classical guitar making, but during these years he studied in depth the work of Daniel Friederich in the musical acoustics laboratory in Paris. His first instruments were essentially Spanish-inspired (Torres, Santos Hernandez, Miguel Rodriguez) but he eventually worked towards a more "personal" style influenced by developments pioneered by the French school. Although now he is undoubtedly part of the new generation of French makers, he continues to implement much of his earlier experience and knowledge of the old Spanish masters that he admires so greatly. The fusion between these two worlds gives his guitars a unique place in current international guitar making.

In the photos below, you'll see our next guitar. Thomas selected excellent materials for this instrument. The back and sides are made of African rosewood, which has characteristics similar to CSA rosewood in aesthetics, density, and sound. The top is crafted from a beautiful piece of Swiss spruce. Thomas also told us that he made the neck out of cedrela wood, which he purchased in 2002. This was the last piece from his stock. The headplate is made of CSA rosewood. This guitar features Thomas's most elaborate rosette, with herringbone, 0.4 mm square mosaics, and purfling as thin as 0.15 mm.

Check out the photos below!