The secret of our success is actually no secret at all. In fact, it’s old news. There are no computerized machines or industrial routers in our workshop. The devices we employ are good hands and sharp tools, just as in master workshops 100 years ago. Talented craftspeople, under the guidance of master luthiers, handcraft our instruments from aged tonewoods in precisely the same manner as the famous German and French workshops did a century ago.

The story of every instrument begins with the tonewoods used in its construction. Our master luthiers begin by selecting high quality aged spruce for the tops and maple for the backs, ribs, necks, and scrolls. The wood used to make an instrument will in large measure determine the final results, so we go to great pains to start every one of our instruments with select, seasoned tonewoods.