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aló, I'm just starting to build my first Selmer replica, and I'm questioning about how to make my own laminates for sides and back. Can somebody help me on technical doubts; like.... What will be the final thickness for the sides and back? Do you use three or four layers? Do you make layers perpendi...

Hi Santi, Welcome on this forum which is located in the North of France. Be careful with our outside temperature. But you d'nt be afraid, inside this forum the temperature is high and even sometimes very high because the passion around the guitar. Hi Nano, thanks for your warm wellcome! I'm living ...

And this is the history.... Tony Walker is an incredible manouche aficionado that owns more than 5 true Selmers, and he created a company to produce gypsy guitars and accesories in china a la "Gitane" or "D'ell arte" fashion. That was not succesful as quality was so poor. Jeong W...

Hi Birdie, Well, I didn't know JWC guitars were completely unknown in France. As far as I know, they're the choice of Raphael Fays (nylon flamenco model), Samson Schmitt and Lollo Meier amongst others. I can talk a lot about them, and only good things! My comments and opinions are sincere, but first...

Hi Everybody, My name is Santi, and I'm from Madrid (Spain). Excusez-moi, Je ne savais pas français, but I'm more than interested in guitar construction. Specially manouche guitars. I knew of Benoit from Acoustic guitare mag, and I was always looking forward to read his articles. I have a very close...