2024 Giovanni Tacchi CD/IN

Giovanni Tacchi, son of the well-known master luthier Andrea Tacchi has in recent years been taking up the craft of lutherie himself. Several years ago we were able to see his first instrument, built entirely by himself that was more-or-less a bench copy of a fantastic Daniel Friederich guitar that he had borrowed and studied extensively. Since then, he has experimented with the design, adding elements of his own, and this has resulted in this current model, which we now have here. Structurally it is quite similar to Friederich and sound-wise as well - it has a deep, resonant and thick quality of tone across all registers, and as we've said about Friederich's guitars - there is also an almost "reverb-like" quality that is produced by the box, giving the guitar a huge, cathedral-like presence. Materials of course are well-selected, thanks to the generosity of his father who lets Giovanni select from his private stock of select woods. For the back and sides, he used a set of very dark Indian rosewood, which he personally believes to be the most beautiful type available. Overall it's a tremendous guitar in every regard and we are thrilled to be working together with both father and son from this world-class family in Florence, Italy.