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Paris-based luthier Adrien Savary-Freestone graduated with a degree in cabinet making in 2014 from La Bonne Graine, a school in Paris, on his way to becoming the instrument builder he is today. Adrien, whose father was a music teacher, was studying archeology at the Sorbonne in Paris when he felt the urge to build instruments. He visited Parisian luthiers who advised him to learn the art of cabinet making which he did before moving to Newark, UK, to be trained as an instrument maker. He decided to specialise in classical guitar and lute making with the Flemish luthiers Walter Verreydt and Dirk de Hertogh at CMB in Puurs, Belgium, following which he had a stint with lute maker Wolfgang Früh in Paris. Wait time: 3 months.
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Homage To The Grand Masters
Adrien set up his own workshop in Vincennes in 2021 where he builds traditional guitars based on the works of Torres, García, Hauser and Bouchet, as well as Romantic guitars based on Lacote’s work. In August 2022, he took part in the Fifth Antonio Marin Montero Guitar Making Competition held in Granada, Spain where his García model took third prize. In 2024, he added a hybrid lattice-braced guitar to the range of instruments he builds. It has volume, and a surprising depth of tone and spectrum of tonal colours not often witnessed in instruments of such construction.
Adrien makes his guitars in three categories - Classical guitar, Romantic guitar, Hybrid lattice. The Romantic guitar with a Lacote style, and the Classical has five styles – Garcia, Hauser, Arias, Torres, and Bouchet. Adrien says: "I think that a good way of considering guitar-making and continually refining my skills is to try and understand the way the great masters worked and made their instruments. Most of my guitars so far have been greatly inspired by them. However, my instruments are not meant to be exact copies, or fac similes." He adds: "Although each of them references a specific model, I always keep in mind that my guitars are meant to be played by 21st Century guitarists, so I give them a little touch of modernity, meeting the very high standards of today's luthiers. In fact, I consider my instruments more as homages to those great masters, and my wish is to enable musicians to choose a guitar in the Torres, or Lacote style for instance, but at a more affordable price than an original model." |
BY LUTHIER ADRIEN SAVARY-FREESTONE
CLASSICAL GUITAR Price On Ask This model is based on a guitar made in 1917 by Enrique García (1868 –1922) who is considered as the founder of the “Barcelona school” or “Catalan” style of guitar-making. He developed the asymmetrical fan bracing and his instruments feature eight struts (instead of the traditional seven) with the additional bracing on the "treble" side of the soundboard. The original guitar from 1917 belongs to Catherine Marlat's collection in Paris. Nut width: 51mm Scale length: 650mm Weight: 1.40 kg Top: Spruce |
BY LUTHIER ADRIEN SAVARY-FREESTONE
ROMANTIC GUITAR Price On Ask This model is based on a guitar made in 1826 by Pierre René Lacote (1785 –1871). He was the most important luthier of the French Romantic style of guitar-making. He had first been a goldsmith, which may explain why his instruments were exceptionally well made, with special attention to every detail. Lacote has built guitars for professional musicians and composers such as Ferdinando Carulli and Fernando Sor. The original guitar from 1826 belongs to Catherine Marlat's collection in Paris. Nut width: 48mm Scale length: 630mm Weight: 1 kg Top: Spruce |
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I first came across the work of this young French luthier when his guitars appeared in notable guitar salons in Europe and North America despite very modest presence on social media. The thought that goes into the building of his instruments – the bracing patterns and his experience with various styles of the top traditional luthiers – becomes evident in the construction of his instruments. His new hybrid lattice-bracing guitar are beautifully put together, too, as each instrument is both elegant and refined, in whatever style he makes them. |
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