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2017 Jean-Noel Rohe SP/CSAR

Year 2017
Top Spruce
Back & Sides CSA Rosewood
Scale Length 650 mm
Nut width 52 mm
Finish French Polish
Country France
Luthier Jean-Noel Rohe

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Description
This is an incredibly refined instrument in all ways. The craftsmanship is second to none, not only is it extremely tasteful but it is perfectly executed to the minutest of details. Sound is uniquely Rohé's but there are some influences that can be detected, such as the Friederich-like use of double-sides. Rohé normally has used cypress for the side reinforcements but for this guitar, he's used spruce - and not just for the sides, but also for the back, which is reminiscent of René Lacote's system, also found use in similar style by Contreras in the "Double Top" model. For Rohé, this system re-enforces the box, providing a cathedral-like acoustic environment from which the sound proceeds. There is a firmness to the core of each note yet it is enveloped in a velvety texture of controlled overtones, which gives fullness and great body to each note - this achieves both clarity and warmth that is the desired goal of most guitar makers. This unique sound has great style, all who hear and play are won over by its charm.

Rohé likes to compare the making of a guitar to wine-making, in that the vintner's personality is present in the final product in much the same way as the luthier's does. Grape varieties and scents blend in the similar fashion as do wooden framework and sound structure. One can appreciate the tonal qualities of the note as one can appreciate the complex taste of a particular wine. For the connoisseur of fine guitars, this maker's work does for the ears what the finest wines do the palates of the most discriminating wine aficionados.

Orfeo Magazine #7 - French School Luthiery

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