This excellent Favino was built during the "transitional" period of the Favino workshop. Jacques Favino retired sometime in 1978, but his son Jean-Pierre continued to make guitars in the style of his father. This guitar bears the Jacques Favino label but was most likely built by JP Favino. During the 1980s Jean-Pierre began experimenting with various design changes which culminated in the modele S that he makes today. This guitar is the old modele #10 which became legendary in the hands of so…
Cyril Gaffiero, one of the rising stars of French lutherie, is based in the small village of Valence-en-Brie. Close to Django's former home of Samois, Cyril draws inspiration from the abundance of Gypsy jazz history in the area. His guitars are known for their traditional tone, excellent projection, and high quality workmanship. This stunning grande bouche model features a spruce top, maple back and sides, and a maple neck with twin ebony splines. Hardware includes a nickle tailpiece and a se…
This unique Selmer style instrument was constructed by Seattle based luthier James Naprawa. It features a sitka spruce top, padauk back and sides, and a five piece neck made of padauk, maple, and purple heart. It was constructed with standard Selmer specs: 15 3/4" body, 670mm scale, and a 3 7/8" body depth. Aesthetically it incorporates many modern innovations from the archtop world including a cello style tailpiece, and a small soundport in the upper bout. The neck is also very modern and ul…
