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- Gerard Gilet is a Sydney based guitar maker who has been at the forefront of acoustic guitar design in Australia. With over 30 years of experience making for a clientele of serious musicians and professionals, the Gilet guitar has become highly regarded and sought after.
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Handmade Australian Acoustic Guitars. Gerard Gilet has quietly been making collector grade acoustic guitars for over 40 years. His ethic is simple - to make the best guitars possible, crafting them from increasingly hard-to-find exotic and indigenous timbers with a mix of science, old fashioned knowhow and an uncompromising approach to quality.
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Oct 20, 2017 · One of the first in this country to specialise in making custom acoustic guitars, Gerard started out in 1976 and also established the first luthier supply business in Australia. Gilet Guitars became an institution in Botany where a team of four made instruments, sold select timbers and accessories, and taught guitar building.
Sep 12, 2014 · I briefly played a small/medium mahogany jumbo about a year ago. It was superb. If I didn't already have my Martin JDP2 I would have bought it. Very nice guitars with the focus on their straight acoustic sound. Unplugged quality.
Built by Gerard Gilet, this electric resonator is modeled after various "map-shaped” guitars distributed under the National brand in the '60s, but with a wooden body instead of Res-o-glass plastic material used in most original map guitars.
Jan 14, 2018 · Agustin Rosado Marquez plays a 1994 Gerard Gilet classical guitar. Gilet is an Australian luthier who influenced many younger builders with his engineering i...
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I have been the proud owner of several instruments crafted by Gerard Gilet, ranging from flamenco to single cone resophonic guitars. I have played Gerard’s guitars to my own (and possibly also the listeners’) satisfaction on three continents.
Sep 23, 2013 · Gerard Gilet is a Sydney based guitar maker who has been at the forefront of acoustic guitar design in Australia. With over 30 years of experience making for a clientele of serious musicians and professionals, the Gilet guitar has become highly regarded and sought after.
