CUSTOM SHOP
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THE HEADLESS FORMAT
Designed to follow the artist, this SC5 gathers everything into the body: tuning is done at the bridge, the neck ends at the nut. The format is reduced; the construction remains — neck-through, hand-carved.
THE 30-INCH SCALE
A short scale, rare on a five-string: the tension of the low B is set to the millimetre. Atelier work.
THE NECK HEEL
The sculpted heel of our neck-through builds gives full access to the upper frets and a rare playing comfort. It is one of the signatures of Quentin De Leeuw, Maître Artisan d'Art.
THE FINGERBOARD
Fingerboard in varnished French flamed sycamore maple. Mother-of-pearl inlays.
COMMISSIONING A DE LEEUW
Commissioning a De Leeuw instrument means entering one of the few French ateliers specialised in lutherie, where every guitar is entirely carved by hand.
Every commission begins with an appointment: at our Paris showroom, or during a trunk show in Los Angeles, Tokyo, New York… Every detail is chosen together, through to delivery in person.
Four disciplines on a single instrument: lutherie, fine cabinetmaking, marquetry and ornamental sculpture, under the hand of Quentin De Leeuw, Maître Artisan d'Art (master craftsman of the French métiers d'art).