Dupont

Dupont

Also known as: Dupont Guitars, Maurice Dupont, Maurice Dupont Guitares, Guitares Maurice Dupont, Atelier de lutherie Maurice Dupont

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Dupont Guitars is a French luthiery workshop founded by Maurice Dupont, based in Boutiers-Saint-Trojan near Cognac in the Charente region of France. Maurice trained as an apprentice under the legendary Gypsy guitar maker Jacques Favino and was named Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best French Craftsman) in 1989. He began building his own Selmer-Maccaferri-style instruments in 1986, and the workshop...

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Dupont Guitars is a French luthiery workshop founded by Maurice Dupont, based in Boutiers-Saint-Trojan near Cognac in the Charente region of France. Maurice trained as an apprentice under the legendary Gypsy guitar maker Jacques Favino and was named Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best French Craftsman) in 1989. He began building his own Selmer-Maccaferri-style instruments in 1986, and the workshop became one of the most prominent contemporary makers of gypsy jazz guitars.

The range centers on Selmer-style oval-hole and D-hole guitars associated with the Django Reinhardt tradition, including the Nomade travel model and the MD and MDC series (MD50, MD60, MD100, and Brazilian rosewood Vieille Reserve variants). Beyond gypsy jazz instruments, the workshop builds classical, steel-string and archtop guitars, Weissenborn-style Hawaiian guitars, ukuleles, bouzoukis, mandolins, and a foldable touring double bass, along with pickups and small amplifiers, all produced in France.

Dupont guitars have been used by a number of well-known gypsy jazz players including Biréli Lagrène, Tchavolo Schmitt, Romane, and Raphaël Faÿs, and appear on numerous recordings within the Manouche and gypsy swing scenes.

Dupont has 4 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Steel-string Acoustic Guitars. Their gear is featured by 2 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock and Jazz. Notable users include Eric Clapton and Dave Lincoln.

Artists Who Use Dupont

Eric Clapton uses 1 Dupont product

Eric Clapton

Guitarist · Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Dave Lincoln uses 1 Dupont product

Dave Lincoln

Guitarist · James Davis

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