In close to thirty years of guitarmaking I have created around 700 instruments. I've decided to celebrate this milestone by creating a special '#700' piece. Trouble is, exactly how many I've built I am not sure of.

Looking at my records I can account for 682 that are documented and I remember at least 14 more I have no documentation of. A few may have fallen by the wayside... So I decided to make 5 instruments, making sure that one of them is the actual 700th.  

There are now #700a, #700b, #700c, #700d and #700e.

One of them is the 700th one, all of them are the #700's.

 'The Guitar Barrel Project'

The discovery of a cache of large wine barrels from the estate of the Marqués de Pombal in Lisbon, dating back to the time of the 1755 earthquake that destroyed the city and kicked off the age of enlightenment was a fortuitous find.

Old-growth Mahogany from the Brazilian colonies, seasoned and suffused with the aroma of the countless vintages that had matured in these barrels.  Exceptional wood with a rich historical context, now repurposed into special instruments by six luthiers.

The documentary "The Guitar Barrel Project", shot during the building process documents the story of the wood and the creation of these extraordinary guitars.

For more information visit the project website.

 About our Carcavelos Guitars

About our "Guitar Barrel Project" guitar

About the Carcavelos Mahogany