Sergei DeJonge SSS Presentation Brazilian and German Spruce 2005 Blonde/Rosewood
Price$6,500
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Listed:5 years ago
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Ashland, MA, United States
This Sergei De Jonge Guitar is a 2005 Acoustic Steel String Guitar made of German Spruce and highly figured Brazilian Rosewood back and sides. There is no more ideal wood to build with than Brazilian Rosewood. It has a bright and articulate sound with rich overtones and deep basses. It is in mint condition and has no cosmetic scratches. It is an excellent example of De Jonge’s work.
Sergei de Jonge is often considered one of the fathers of Canadian guitarmaking, as he has a long involvement in the craft and many other builders have learned from him. After starting with Jean Larrivee in 1969, Sergei de Jonge later started building his own classical guitars in the basement of his home. Despite moderate success, he later left the guitarmaking scene for several years to build stage sets for theater productions in Toronto. He still kept his hand in, however, building a few guitars in Grit Laskin’s shop in the middle of the night, and eventually the call of luthiery became too loud for him to ignore. For the last several years he has depended on his guitarmaking school as much as the income from selling his own instruments, and many luthiers got their start in his intensive classes. One of these graduates is Gryphon’s Willie Carter, who now makes and sells his own guitars, and is also our “Sergei connection” here at the store.
Sergei de Jonge builds both classical and steel-string models, and Gryphon has stocked both in the past. But it is in the steel-string models that Sergei’s sense of design and flawless workmanship truly shines. Unlike most contemporary builders, he doesn’t use CNC machines and extensive tooling, instead relying on what is perhaps the best eye-hand coordination in the trade today. Another of his assets is a large stash of exotic woods, some saved for decades, which he can pull from to create startling panoramic “woodscapes” of colorful grain and texture. As a result, each Sergei de Jonge guitar has a unique personality, and despite wide variation they are all splendid examples of the luthier’s art.
Sergei de Jonge is often considered one of the fathers of Canadian guitarmaking, as he has a long involvement in the craft and many other builders have learned from him. After starting with Jean Larrivee in 1969, Sergei de Jonge later started building his own classical guitars in the basement of his home. Despite moderate success, he later left the guitarmaking scene for several years to build stage sets for theater productions in Toronto. He still kept his hand in, however, building a few guitars in Grit Laskin’s shop in the middle of the night, and eventually the call of luthiery became too loud for him to ignore. For the last several years he has depended on his guitarmaking school as much as the income from selling his own instruments, and many luthiers got their start in his intensive classes. One of these graduates is Gryphon’s Willie Carter, who now makes and sells his own guitars, and is also our “Sergei connection” here at the store.
Sergei de Jonge builds both classical and steel-string models, and Gryphon has stocked both in the past. But it is in the steel-string models that Sergei’s sense of design and flawless workmanship truly shines. Unlike most contemporary builders, he doesn’t use CNC machines and extensive tooling, instead relying on what is perhaps the best eye-hand coordination in the trade today. Another of his assets is a large stash of exotic woods, some saved for decades, which he can pull from to create startling panoramic “woodscapes” of colorful grain and texture. As a result, each Sergei de Jonge guitar has a unique personality, and despite wide variation they are all splendid examples of the luthier’s art.
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| Condition | Mint (Used) Mint items are in essentially new original condition but have been opened or played.Learn more |
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