Neck：Cedro
Fingerboard：Ebony
Finish：Shellac
Tuning Machine：Bouchet Original
String height：1string3.6mm／6string4.5mm

[Profile]
Robert Bouchet was one of the greatest French guitar makers of the 20th century, and to this day he continues to influence classical guitar making in Europe and beyond. With only 154 guitars made in his lifetime, all of his models are among the most highly prized after Torres and Hauser I. He was the source of the Presti & Lagoya sound, captivating the young Bream.
He was born in 1889 in Paris, France to a family that owned a tailor shop. He became familiar with painting and music at an early age and began his life as a painter in 1919.
In 1932, he set up a studio on the hill of Montmartre, but at that time, he only played the guitar as a hobby. He met Julián Gómez Ramírez, who had a workshop in the neighborhood at the time, and witnessed guitar making for the first time.
He made his own tools and jigs based on his memory of the entire process in Julián's workshop, which he had observed closely, and finally made a guitar for himself.

His style can be divided into two major periods. The first, from the 1940's to the mid-1950's, was based on Antonio de Torres, but after 1956, he invented his own construction and achieved a very distinctive sound with a solid base and great depth, which has been described as "organ-like".



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