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Pascal QUINSON

Cazes-Mondenard, France, 2010
Western Red Cedar Soundboard, Indian Rosewood Back and Sides
Ebony fretboard with 650 mm string length
$ 8000

I started importing the guitars of Pascal Quinson in the year 2000 and have sold many in these nine years. They have always impressed me as being "noble" in design and in sonority.

The woodworking is superb both in the selection of highest quality cedar for the soundboard and beautiful dark East Indian Rosewood for the back and sides and in the fabrication of a distinctive and tasteful original design rosette. The German tuning machines feature ebony buttons and precision gearing. The heel sports a small original mother-of-pearl inlay that comletes the guitar's subtle uniqueness.

Pascal began his study of classical guitar at the Conservatoire de Montreuil and then went on to a brief career as a jazz guitarist. After meeting one of the first modern French concert guitar makers, Christian Aubin, Pascal decided to become a luthier and received guidance from both Daniel Friederich and Paulino Bernabe.

As the article about Pascal in 'Luthiers & Guitares d'en France says: "For this lover of J.S. Bach the sound that he prefers has well separated notes: the guitar is a polyphonic instrument which should give a rich timbre and be perfectly balanced."

This new Quinson guitar certain posses those qualities plus an ample range of tone colors and a big warm voice.