The Sassandra is my most successful nylon string model. Sister of the Ouessant, it adopts the main principles : lateral vent, pre-stressed dam Kopodirac, spruce table (exists in cedar version), very dynamic,...

 offering beautiful bass.

Ouessant nylon strings - Guitar made entirely

with European species: cypress, spruce, linden and cormier.

 Spruce top

Back and sides in Cyprée - Fingerboard and bridge in Cormier

Diap. 650mm

This version nylon strings Ouessant was born from the request of Richard Bonnet, who wanted a 7-string (Plus, in B flat..), whose central feature is to be fretless! We started on the base of the L1, linen case, for the comfort of play and the balance, and the choice of the multi-tuning fork was done naturally, to give all the necessary depth to the bass strings ...

Sassandra 3/4 body, with a mahogany back and sides, more rigid construction than for a full acoustics, and a more folk-sized neck, mostly dedicated to Latin musics or to guitarists used to steel strings. The dimensions are adaptable to each customer, 43, 44, 46, 48 mm to the nut.

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Spruce top. Mahogany back and sides. Neck in mahogany. Ebony fretboard and bridge, walnut binding. Event on table and eclisse. Schaller mechanics.
Diap: 640 mm. Frets 2 AirBag C Ischell Electro System.

Numerous guitars made over the years, on order or in direct creation, on bases of models Caravan, Malaga, Sassandra, Santobino, ...

more details page "Guitars electro"

Table carved in Spruce -
Carved swiss walnut back and sides
Neck in walnut and cedar -
21-frets Rosewood Fretboard
Easel in walnut and bone.
Event on table and sides -
+ Side vent
Carbon and walnut tailpiece
Mechanics Schaller Weverly
Handle width 45 mm at the nut
Diap: 650 mm -
Frets 2.5 mm - Weight 1.7 kg
Micro floating Benedetti
Ischell Inside C Sensor

The Gloster is my latest guitar acoustic guitar, designed and built as a result of my work with Ken Parker.

This version was electrified at the request of my client, with a micro jazz Benedetti hooded in a walnut drop of the bottom, and an Ischell sensor that restores the acoustic character of the guitar.

YouTube: Démo Arnaud Lacarte / Interview Audiofanzine GAB 2014

Table carved in Spruce -
Carved swiss walnut back and sides
Neck in walnut and cedar -
21-Fret Rosewood Fingerboard
Easel in walnut and bone.
Event on table and sides -
+ Side vent
Carbon and walnut tailpiece
Mechanics Schaller Weverly
Handle width 45 mm at the nut
Diap: 650 mm -
Frets 2.5 mm - Weight 1.7 kg

The Gloucester (Gloster) is my latest guitar acoustic guitar, designed and built as a result of my work with Ken Parker. Like him, I try to bring the tradition of jazz acoustic guitars with table vault and the contemporary design put at the service of ergonomics and sound efficiency.

This first acoustic version carries the nickname of Buddha, as a nod to my friend Ken!

YouTube: Démo Arnaud Lacarte / Interview Audiofanzine GAB 2014