Benoit Lavoie Custom Flat Top Adirondack/Palo Escrito

Benoit Lavoie is an independent luthier based in the Quebec province of Canada, who Rudy met at the Woodstock Luthier Festival some years ago. Benoit makes incredible archtop guitars using the finest tone woods. This is one extremely responsive and very modern approach to a flat top guitar, and the end result is pure beauty. The guitar is equipped with an Adirondack spruce top, Palo Escrito back and sides, a flamed maple neck reinforced with 4 carbon rods, Pau Ferro fingerboard and a 14" radius. Comes with a hardshell case.    A little more about the builder: Stringed instrument making is both an art and a science. Benoit's work lies at the meeting point of these two approaches.Beyond their aesthetic refinement, his instruments offer the musician a truly unique blend of acoustic balance and power. Furthermore, the appeal of his instruments comes from his ability to consistently replicate a high sound quality in every instrument he makes. This is the direct result of his use of an advan