Later in his life he also became an accomplished guitar player. Watch how boucher crafted these special guitars offered to them at the induction ceremony. Oct 20, 2016 dyens arrangement adds his own fanciful opening and then many distinctive touches throughout, never losing sight of djangos original. Specific top thickness in the guitar ervin somogyi. D performing one of french guitar great django reinhardts bestknown compositions, nuages clouds, introduced and recorded in the fall of 1940, and which, in the words of michael dregni in his superb book django. For more than ten years he dedicated himself to the construction of classical guitars inspired by the historical violin making of the period between eight and nine hundred. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He was a painter in paris who happened to love playing the guitar. Vial, 8 inches x 12 inches 21 cm x 30 cm, hardcover book with 240 pages. Plan, 1961 robert bouchet classical guitar a beautiful, sweetsounding instrument thought to be one of bouchets best.
Full size plans and drawings for making a classical guitar by robert bouchet. As can be seen from the image below robert wrote the guitar s birthday on the sound hole label. Description parisbased robert bouchet built just over 150 guitars in his lifetime they are prized for their sound and appearance as well as for their rarity. Antonio marin montero is considered by many professionals to be the premiere spanish maker of fine handmade classical guitars. This hardcover book with 240 pages, perfectly documented, illustrated by 250 pictures and 170 diagrams, exposes the art of manufacturing classical guitars. Bromptons reference library, in association with claudio amighetti, provides you with the price of a guitar by robert bouchet from christies october 2009 auction results. Features 6 original period instruments from the authors collection. The facsimile edition lays out in detail bouchets method. The bracing pattern used has a major effect on the tone, balance and volume of the guitar. This weeks video pick was posted yesterday by our friends at guitar salon international gsi and features the amazing mssr. Above photo of richard schneider guitar with redwood back.
Featured on pages 4849 of the book the classical guitar a complete history. He was primarily an artist, painting in the impressionist style, and for many years he taught painting in paris. You can find out the value of a guitar by robert bouchet and the amount you could expect if you sold your robert bouchet guitar at auction. The martin guitar company comes into this discussion because it was the premier steel string guitar producer of that time and would have been everyones main point of reference for making that kind of guitar. It is a wonderful piece of lutherie history, even for those like me that cant read the writing. Robert bouchet 18981986 did not set out to be a guitar maker. Robert bouchets second guitar launched the french school of luthiery. Classical guitar by robert bouchet top luxurious list. A former protege of the great french luthier, robert bouchet, marins concert guitars are a unique musical blend of northern european and spanish guitar making traditions. In honor of his former teacher, in 1994 andrea tacchi created his first reproduction of a bouchet guitar, the bouchet homage. Making master guitars, is a practical guide and historical summary of leading luthiers of the 19th and 20th centuries, enabling readers to. This is the second video of the magnificent 1964 robert bouchet currently in stock and for sale at my studio. This book presents the most complete collection of modern spanish guitars, beautifully photographed and documented. I have been very very busy in the past few months and didnt get a chance to update the blog.
Classical and flamenco guitars robert bouchet, torres, hermann hauser, daniel friederich, fleta, rubio. Robert bouchet artist, fine art prices, auction records for. For this guitar i used the robert bouchet design from roy courtnalls book making master guitars. Four other books on guitar making followed irving sloanes pioneering work on guitar building. A relatively light book of just over 70 pages, 21cm square, that i read in about 2 hours. And for us guitar aficionados, montmartre shall always remain the home of robert bouchet, painter, musician and luthier, who had his workshop in. Lot 173 a very fine classical guitar by robert bouchet.
Classical guitar after robert bouchet for this guitar i used the robert bouchet design from roy courtnalls book making master guitars. Nor was he a cabinet maker like so many young luthiers in the past. It appealed visually both because of its pleasing shape and the simplicity of its decoration. Robert bouchet was a multiskilled craftsman, in fact, guitar making was something he took up quite late in his life. The classical guitar also known as the classic guitar, nylonstring guitar or spanish guitar is a member of the guitar family used in classical music. Spearheaded by renowned faculty and complemented by visiting artists such as marcin dylla, the department honors the tradition of the classical guitar while cultivating innovation. Part 1 of this book consists of eight chapters, each one devoted to one master luthier. Robert bouchet is known for modernist paintings, guitar maker. Both overholtzer and sloane seemed to take a lot of cues toward their classic guitar making from the work of robert bouchet 18981986, a noted and innovative french builder. As we have said many times, bouchet is renowned for possessing all of the skills of a master luthier from his earliest work. We offer this popular guitar shape in several different bracing patterns, each with its own dynamics and sound qualities.
Fine and rare classical and flamenco guitars from around the world. Miguel ferreyra plays a 2007 stefano moccetti 73 romanillos guitar and a 2010 john weissenrieder omaggio. He was a selftaught guitar maker, and he made his instruments by studying guitars. Appropriately enough, too, dyens plays the piece on a historic 1940s guitar made by fellow frenchman robert bouchet. In this article, ill be sharing some basic info about the book itself as well as a little bit of why i personally consider this book a musthave for any luthier who is building nylon string or classical guitars. I have largely stuck to the design, only changing a few things to do with decoration, such as my own design. Sfcm produces some of the most successful and influential classical guitarists in the world. The book is okay, it has short instructions on some techniques, and some notes to practice. Classic plan based on french luthier robert bouchet. About the design for this guitar i used the robert bouchet design from roy courtnalls book making master guitars. Testing shows that only about 5% of the energy produced by the guitar strings is actually transferred to the soundboard to generate sound. Musical instruments, baroque, romantic, music books, sketches. Neil young, bruce cockburn, beau dommage, stephane venne. Full sized, very detailed plans of a classical guitar based on classical guitars built by the famous french luthier robert bouchet.
Apr 11, 2016 and for us guitar aficionados, montmartre shall always remain the home of robert bouchet, painter, musician and luthier, who had his workshop in rue ordener, and of julian gomez ramirez, who. Making an archtop guitar is beautifully laid out, with supporting photographs and technical illustrations, plus. Not of a specific guitar, but typical of the bouchet guitar. He developed the methode bouchet, which is widely used in guitar making. As a neoimpressionist painter, he teached for several years in the school of decorative art of paris. He was a selftaught guitar maker, and he made his instruments by studying guitars made by torres. Structures of top plate and back of a robert bouchet guitar 1961. Robert bouchet 18981986 luthier made his first guitar. Robert bouchet a classical guitar, paris, 1964 classic. It could be argued that this very instrument is the foundational guitar that launched the french school, as it was the first guitar that bouchet sold publicly bouchet s first guitar was built for himself, see here. Andrea tacchi is well known for a guitar he began building in 1989, the coclea, which possesses unusually resonant acoustic properties. Antonio marin montero concert model classical guitar. Like david rubio, his decision to make guitars was more about satisfying his playing needs than to have a career as a luthier. Parisbased robert bouchet built just over 150 guitars in his lifetime.
This is marin s bouchet model, it is named after the esteemed. Robert bouchet classical guitar made in paris, france. The finest selection of guitars bought, sold and traded. By vintage guitar one singular work of the late french master robert bouchet, whose influence in the world of guitar making was enormous, is an exceptionally fine and wellpreserved example from 1967 the same year famed french classical guitarist ida presti passed away. French builder robert bouchet, the luthier with whom marin worked closely with at one period of his career. Silakan berlatih mencuci tangan dan menjaga jarak sosial, dan periksa sumber daya kami untuk beradaptasi dengan masamasa ini. The book is equally at home on the workbench or the coffee table.
Robert bouchet, isbn 9782914147217 this is the workshop notebook of french classical guitar maker robert bouchet. Unless otherwise specified, all plans are sold as electronic downloads. This is a facsimile reproduction of the bench notebook of the great french guitar maker, robert bouchet. I think it is one of the best books of classical guitar construction that comes from the past, the book was. Robert bouchet 18981986 was an artistteacher who began playing guitar in 1932 and made his first one in 1946. The summerfield book names him as one of the finest. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. In this video, gsi president david collett tells us a bit about the history of bouchet, this guitar, and the impact it would have on french luthiers and then the world beyond.
Each page of this volume is filled with highquality black and white photographs and many drawings in actual size or half size. Parisbased robert bouchet built just over 150 guitars in his lifetime they are prized for their sound and appearance as well as for their rarity. If you just want to make some functional knockoff of an existing guitar, you might want to buy a different book. Robert bouchet was a multiskilled craftsman in fact, guitar making was something he took up quite late in his life. Since i had already made a guitar inspired by robert bouchet, i thought to myself that the next. The notebook is illustrated with many hand drawn and colored sketches. Miguel ferreyra is a classical guitarist, composer, arranger, and teacher.
Guitar fretboard workbook this, on the other hand, is a wildly popular book. In this video, gsi president david collett tells us a bit about the history of. Make your own classical guitar hardcover import, 1981. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor of the modern acoustic and electric guitars, both of which use metal strings. We have no immediate plans to carry any guitarmaking or repair books. The plan includes details of the rosette, purfling, banding, etc. Each chapter is devoted to a single instrument and contains a physical description, comments on the guitar, and notes on its makers place in the historical context of spanish guitars. We have had the honor to represent this great master for the last twentyfive years. Classical guitare,classique robert bouchet,hauser hermann. Apr 29, 2016 1961 robert bouchet spcsar guitar salon international. In my opinion, his guitars are among the greatest kept secrets in vintage guitars although there has been a renewed interest in his work, and for good reason. Nelson amos at eastern michigan university where he received his bachelors of arts in music.
A collection of fine spanish guitars from torres to the. Sloane, whose second book guitar repair 1973 focused on steel string guitar repair procedures, was surely on this track. The book itself includes many more guitars than are. Jan 22, 2018 in this video, gsi president david collett tells us a bit about the history of bouchet, this guitar, and the impact it would have on french luthiers and then the world beyond. Jun 16, 20 robert bouchet a classical guitar, paris, 1964.
In 1946 he constructed his first guitar for his own use. The grand concert is the most popular bigbodied classical guitar that was made popular by antonio detorres and his specifications are still followed today. One singular work of the late french master robert bouchet, whose influence in the world of guitar making was enormous, is an exceptionally fine and wellpreserved example from 1967 the same year famed french classical guitarist ida presti passed away. Robert bouchet artist, fine art prices, auction records. In parts at the time of richards death, jay hargreaves completed the guitar. Robert bouchet auction results artist auction records. Its one of the most popular guitar books on amazon, and for good reason.
Austrian spruce top, 90 years old carpathian spruce bracing, bouchet bracingindian rosewood and satinwood body. Bouchet seemed not to want to detract from the visual impact by having excessive ornamentation. Very revealing just how quickly bouchets guitars were circulating and his reputation already very secure at the highest levels of the aficionado community right. His most famous time period was in the mid 60s when he worked in. A very fine classical guitar by robert bouchet, paris 1950 for sale in bromptons 27th october 2014 auction. The fretboard shapes and navigation which are the guitars greatest hurdle and greatest advantage are explained clearly in 80 quick pages. Miguel ferreyra began his studies with roger humphrey and continued his studies with dr. The name refers to the cochlea of the inner ear coclea in latin, the physiological place where noise is perceived as sound. Guitar by robert bouchet, paris 1964 auction results. One resource that was and still is helpful to me in this way is the book making master guitars by roy courtnall.
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