TONETEAM

A great team for outstanding instruments.

THE BUILDERS AND PROJECT

As any guitar and music lover knows, sometimes there has a particular instrument that really inspire you, and usually when you find one of these it might become an all time favorite and a companion for the long run. While I was talking to my dear friend Eliot Michael, store owner of RumbleseatMusic Nashville, we came up with an interesting idea/challenge, since we both really believe in and feel the passion to search for and find “the perfect guitar“. So we approached some of the finest Luthiers craftsmen we have here in italy with a unique challenge. We asked them if they would love to try to build a faithful recreation of one of the original vintage guitars that truly inspired them, for its tone, appearance and specific qualities, with the aim of getting as close as possible to the original model.

THE BEST OF THE BEST

To guarantee the highest quality level possible, we will give the possibility to them to carefully study the original models chosen, and to take all the needed measurement directly from the originals. These special guitars will be available as Unique Custom Orders, contact us for more information. They will be totally handcrafted in Italy, in a very limited number of pieces per year, with same techniques and specs as the originals. If you will have special requests that differ from the original specifications of the model just let us know.

THE BUILDERS

ROMANO BURINI

Master Luthier based in Osimo, Ancona (ITALY). Romano is a skilled artisan, focused on accurate, High grade guitar building and specialized in delicate Vintage Restorations, he has been a long time partner with CescoscornerGuitars for all vintage Frets related repairs, Refrets, tricky Oversprays removals, vintage correct refinishes, pickups repairs, etc. http://www.romanoburiniguitars.it/

MATTEO RUFINI

Master Luthier based in Perugia, (ITALY). Matteo is a passionate craftsman, coming from the classical Italian Violins making tradition, which loves to build great electric guitars. Matteo creates his own finishes, and he made a extensive research regarding the original Fillers and primers that Fender Used in the early 1950s, which he carefully recreated. https://www.rufinifineinstruments.com/

LUIGI VALENTI

Master Builder based in Città di Castello (PG), applied his background Studies in Physics to modern instruments buildingand pickupmaking. Luigi carefully studied each minimal detail of the original pickups designs on these historical instruments, achieving the most accurate tonal results possible, really true to the iconic sound of the original guitars. www.valentiguitars.com Each single part of each pickup will be carefully selected and historically accurate, from pickup wire to magnets dimensions, from wax potting to flatwork. The sets will be true in both specs and tone to the originals we studied.

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