Guitare Classique · Publications
Workshop
articles
Articles published in Guitare Classique — methods, geometry, wood and tradition, from the Auvergne workshop.
Projection & Room Acoustics
Why the same guitar sounds entirely different in every room — and what that means for the luthier who builds for the concert stage.
Assembling the Guitar — Spanish Method
From individual parts to a complete instrument — the Spanish method, humidity control, and the step-by-step process of guitar assembly.
Why Your Guitar Sounds the Way It Does
Harmonics, Chladni patterns, bracing — the physics behind the timbre of a classical guitar, explained by a luthier.
Changing classical guitar strings
Knot techniques for 6-hole and 12-hole bridges, treble and bass strings, and the headstock — best practices to change strings safely and securely.
French polishing with shellac
Shellac, the rubber, session organisation, levelling, colour coats — a complete guide to the traditional finishing method used on classical guitars.
Rosette marquetry — the herringbone pattern
Inspired by Torres, a step-by-step guide to cutting, laminating and inlaying one of the most iconic marquetry motifs in classical lutherie.
Fretting & fingerboard dressing
String height, neck angle, fret slotting and polishing: all the parameters that determine a guitar's playability and long-term intonation.
Building the Torres model
A tribute to Antonio de Torres — thicknesses, vault, fan bracing and body closing according to the methods of the father of the modern classical guitar.