by pagelli | Jul 20, 2023 | Behind the Guitars
We invented the open head stock on our radical Gitane Nouveaux in 2005. As we found out later, it was not our invention… NS Basses and Floyd Rose used it years ago, and you will find them also on very old far east instruments. At least we introduced it on...
by pagelli | Jul 19, 2023 | Behind the Guitars
This is where we first introduced the Top Cut with the integrated soundhole. In an Acoustic Bass. Wanting to maximize the top’s surface in order to move as much air as possible meant moving the soundhole to the edge. But the customer had requested a cutaway, which of...
by pagelli | Jun 8, 2023 | Custom Made
Pius Truffer is the owner of the world-renowned Truffer Natural Stone Quarry in Vals, Switzerland, and he asked us whether we could build a guitar using «his» stone. Initially, the conversation was about an electric guitar, but after talking with Pius, it became clear...
by pagelli | Mai 8, 2023 | Custom Made
It was great fun to build this bespoke guitar for my friend and former bandmate Sam Senn, who plays in two of the most famous Swiss bands, BREITBILD and dabu fantastic . He likes Firebirds and Strats… but sought something of his own and...
by pagelli | Apr 8, 2023 | Custom Made
This is our original MASSARI! To have a client like famed Swiss architect Res Knuchel is simply a piece of luck. As someone who appreciates beauty and whose job requires an open mindedness toward the new, he collaborated on the blueprint for what became our MASSARI...
