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25.02.2022

May Ukraine find peace and freedom…

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12.02.2022

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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06.04.2021

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 Julian Bream died Aug. 14

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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09.07.2020

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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27.04.2020

Welcome, Already more than a month of confinement due to the pandemic. Today I would like above all to highlight a mentor who was of great importance in my career as a luthier : Irving Sloane. You can read a post about this great man under the -Luthiery- section. A good bunch of new photos

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