THE WOOD

It all started with what is the most magical of discoveries for a guitar maker: a bunch of old, interesting wood. On his search for quality Mahogany wood for his guitars Portugese luthier Adriano Sergio discovered a pile of just that in the back of a warehouse. It...

WHY OUR GUITAR LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES… PART II.

The roughly designed and archaic front is meant to represent the enormous destruction – earthquake and tsunami – and the fire-blackened wood the brute conflagration.The inlaid aluminium on the one hand is reminiscent of barrel rims, and of the destructive...

WHY OUR GUITAR LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES… PART I.

In 1755, on November 1, a tragedy of unprecedented proportions occurred in Lisbon. An earthquake followed by a tsunami and a conflagration with thousands of deaths. Until today the worst natural disaster in Europe. This of all things on All Saints’ Day, the day on...

THE EVENT TGBP

Presenting the guitars in the Marquês de Pombal’s former wine cellar was the perfect way to reveal them to the world.It meant that the wood came home, standing as guitars in the place where it once stood as wine barrels – the perfect place to represent the ideas...

PAGELLI TEAMS UP WITH DREAMGUITARS

We are delighted to announce that our instruments are now available from our dreampartner DREAMGUITARS in Asheville North Carolina. So there is finally the chance to check theinstruments in the US, with no waiting time. You can also order them online – so check their...
The Guitar Barrel Project

The Guitar Barrel Project

Sometimes special circumstances bring together world-class artisans with a remarkable material and suddenly magic happens, sparking the creation of something truly outstanding. THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS! It all started with what is the most magical of...