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The sale of our vintage and high-end guitars is based on our mastery of artisanal techniques and our commitment to providing excellent service towards musical instruments.
We take special care of each guitar, with meticulous lutherie work and appraisal, guaranteeing optimal playability and total transparency on the condition and authenticity.
Showroom hours
Wednesday – Saturday 2PM-6PM
Closed Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays
If you wish to visit our showroom, please email or call us to schedule an appointment so that we may make ourselves available to you.
We may also welcome you outside of opening hours from Tuesdays to Saturdays, please contact us with your preferred time to visit.
Guitar auction sales, May 9 / 10 2025 with Vichy Enchères / Interenchères
Set the date in May 2025 for the first plucked string instrument sales of the year! This season, a great selection of instruments, ranging from iconic models to curiosities and traditional instruments, as well as historical pieces, will be in the spotlight. Two fine guitar collections are notably on offer, the articles for which can be found on the auction house’s website:
Francis Kuntz Collection / Fernand Garbasi Collection
Guitars and plucked string instruments appraised by Jérôme Casanova. The sales will be held on Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th, starting at 2 p.m., in the Vichy auction room and live online on Interenchères.
Find all the lots on Interenchères via the following links: May 9th sale / May 10th sale
For any additional information on the lots presented, please contact vente@vichy-encheres.com
Our services
Workshop
We repair, set up and restore all high-end and vintage guitars : classicals, electrics, acoustics and jazz guitars (Fender, Gibson, Martin, Selmer, luthier instruments).
Restoration
The aim of the restoration work we do is to give back to an instrument its original appearance and function – that of being played – while taking care to preserve all of its original elements.
Appraisals
We appraise all types of guitars, vintage or modern, acoustics or electrics, as well as any plucked string instruments and musical equipment.
Consignements / Purchase
We are always interested in the consignement of vintage guitars, basses, amps, and other plucked string instruments, to be sold via our shop Galerie Casanova and our online webstore.
We may also discuss direct purchase options for your vintage instruments.
Jérôme Casanova
Jérôme has been practicing his craft as a luthier for almost thirty years. Specialized in the building and restoration of classical guitars, he has also restored many instruments produced by major European and American luthiers and brands.
His expertise of high-end restoration and in all plucked string instruments also led him to teach and write a book on the origins of the Spanish guitar.
He took over the shop at 17 Galerie Véro-Dodat to recreate a guitar workshop there. This place, with its 50 year history, has seen ownership from Daniel and Françoise Sinier de Ridder who are world-renowned restorers of plucked string instruments, then Rosyne and François Charle, and has been dedicated for the past forty years to the sale of beautiful and rare guitars.
