Jean-Noël Rohé.
Jean-Noël Rohé likes to compare the making of a guitar to wine-growing, in that the wine-grower's personality shows through the process of creation in the same vein as the stringed instrument makers personality flows through the guitar.
Grape varieties and their scents blend in the same way as wooden framework and sound structure join together.
Jean-Noël says that one can appreciate the accuracy of the note as one can appreciate the singular taste of a particular wine.
The tasting of wine brings forth many flavours as a beautiful guitar delivers a variety of musical colours.
After training at the Newark Instruments Making School, Jean-Noël decided to devote himself to the making of classical guitars and subsequently settled in Strasbourg (France).
Jean-Noël gives priority to a more traditional approach and produces between eight and ten concert models a year paying particular attention to the selection of materials. Jean-Noel has taken inspiration for two other French makers namely Dominique Field and Daniel Friederich.
However, this traditional method does not stop him from being regularly inspired by industrial ingenuity.
Jean-Noël feels that the "instrument" conceals all the mysteries required to "instruct" the attentive observer.
In 2004 Jean-Noël was elected "Un des Meilleur Ouvrier de France" (one of the best craftsmen in France.)
For the eternal journeyman, this guarantee allows him to loyally follow the pathway drawn by his forefathers: always willing to listen to the musician who will make the evolving instrument vibrate.
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Table.
European Spruce.
Neck.
South American Cedar.
Back and Sides.
Brazilian Rosewood.
Machineheads.
Irving Sloane.
Finish.
French Polish
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