Ordering information:
Availability,
Built with care, with recognized sound quality and craftsmanship, Andre instruments are available by pre-order via this site, or by visiting my workshop in St-Jean-Port-Joli Qc. Most of my orders come from an email or call.
Some of the guitars featured here are available now, but they usually sell out before they are completed. If you are interested in one in particular and would like to know its availability or specific pricing, please contact me. If you find yourself interested in one of the guitars that is not currently available, I may be able to build you another one like it. Or perhaps you would like to commission an original/personal instrument. In any of these cases, please do get in touch.
Options:
All guitar models presented on this page can be used as a basic reference for your order.
Combining two models to create a new one is most often requested.
A few order options (among many others):
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Body size/shape.
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Body woods. Top wood. Appointments & Inlay materials.
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Scale length, neck width, bridge spacing, string gauge, etc.
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Overall feel and aesthetics (classic, minimalist, or 3D oriented original design).
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High-gloss nitrocellulose laquer or Satin (Parker) epoxy & oil responsive finish.
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Any color or finish treatment.
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Cutaway (slanted, faceted, traditional, or none).
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Pickups & Hardware (when applicable).
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Truss-rod material (traditional steel or titanium).
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Neck profile (as requested) or standard.
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Orientation (left or right-handed).
A premium quality hardshell case is standard with every guitar.
Flight-case is provided for 3D oriented instruments.
Reference instruments :
Group 1 : Acoustic Research Series
Unlimited body & string configuration. 3D construction accentuates reverb and harmonics.
Highly expressive, monocoque one-off instruments.
Custom Flight-case. Lifetime warranty.
Group 2 : Archtop Series
Carved-top guitar or bass guitar built from master grade woods. Standard arched back or acoustic flat-back. Traditional voice. Choice of sound-port design, appointments and pickup.
Custom Hardshell or Flight-case. Lifetime warranty.
Group 3 : Flat-top Series
Acoustic guitar or bass guitar with flat-top construction. From master grade woods.
Beautifully voiced to order. Choice of sound hole/sound port configuration. Pickup option.
Custom Hardshell or Flight-case. Lifetime warranty.
Group 4 : Hollow-body Series
Highly responsive hollow-body construction. Electric guitar or bass guitar.
Carved-top and carved-back with choice of pickups and specs.
Custom Hardshell or Flight-case. Lifetime warranty.
Group 5 : Solid-body Series
Electric guitar or basse guitar, solid body-type w/carved-top or multi-layer construction.
Choice of pickups, color and finish. Highly ergonomic & classic designs.
Custom Hardshell or Flight-case. Lifetime warranty.
Highlights:
Individual approach:
Adapted to my style of guitar making which is oriented towards the production of one-off pieces, for each new order I take care to:
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Offer / select from a wide range of unique wood materials and components.
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Allocate the appropriate design time to your instrument, integrating it fluidly into my body of works while fulfilling your requirements.
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Carefully plan the entire making of your guitar, from its drawing, to its finishing stage & colour treatment, all the way to to the design of its case, etc. and until it is ultimate deliverey to your door.
Also standard with every Andre Instruments order:
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My personal, Thierry-style follow-up from the workshop, during the making of your guitar.
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My lifetime warranty (as long as I practice guitar making professionally) on the instrument to (you) the original owner.
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A certificate of authenticity & professional photo documentation (as below) for your instrument.
" Well, Thierry is French-Canadian, so one mustn't be surprised by a certain directness of speech.
- Go Thierry!
But his work is as unique, and fully his own, as is Michi Matsuda's and Ken Parker's are;
those guys are simply brilliant "
Ervin Somogyi