Clients Say
My Luis Feu de Mesquita guitar “ROSE” is the best guitar I have ever played, and the sound is sweet to your ears.
“Wow” what a great Christmas present – excellent workmanship, not to mention the sound which I love. I Also love the combination of bubinga and redwood.
Simply amazing! I cannot put this ukulele down. I wanted an instrument that I can cherish and pass down to my son. You delivered. I love the craftsmanship and the wonderful deep tone. The Redwood and Bubinga is a great combination. The inlay work looks even better in person. You should be proud of your gift and skills. Thank you for making this beautiful instrument. Hopefully in the future you will do me the honor of building another instrument.
Oh my god, Luis I am blown away!!!! This is just beyond words to describe, it’s looking so beautiful. I can’t believe that this is my guitar; only in my wildest dreams could I have imagined something this amazing. You have done a fantastic job, thank you.
I have received el faro. It really is a beautiful instrument. It is fantastic to have and play the guitar that has been hand made over several months and one that I have seen built through the pictures. It arrived safe and sound and without problem.
Thank you very much Luis for putting everything into this guitar and for making such a special sounding instrument. Already the tone is warm and responsive, smooth and melodic. It is a pleasure to play and look at.
I thought I would drop you a line and let you know how the instrument is working out. Everything is perfect, and I mean perfect. It fits my hands exactly as I had imagined; as if, well it was made for me! The guitar has a great tone, and I can hear that it will need some time to really open up and produce all those beautiful overtones and harmonics, but it already sounds great. I am going to experiment with strings while I am over in Spain, the bass are a little overpowering to the trebles, but that could be a simple changing of the trebles. The tuners work amazing as well. I did only get to put about 5-6 hours on the guitar this week; i am going to Spain next week and will be playing a lot there. Thanks again!
Luis…..WOW! it’s beautiful, and as usual for you, the workmanship is top drawer. The Bubinga headstock veneer turned out to be especially stunning, as did the back. The high gloss finish looks amazing. How could any other Uke compare to this one?
I think I mentioned earlier that the process of building a custom instrument is almost as important as the instrument itself. Working with you has been a great pleasure, as you have involved me from the start, and have provided more information + photos than anyone I have worked with before. I too will miss this project, and I really appreciate and admire the pride you take in your work. Maybe we can do this some time again in the future, possibly with a steel string Maccaferri style?
“About two weeks ago, I purchased one of your guitars made in 2008 used from The Twelfth Fret in Toronto. It is an exceptional instrument and more than exceeds my expectation. It is a beautiful guitar with wonderful tone and is lighter than any classical/flamenco guitar I have played. The detailed craftsmanship is extraordinary. I really enjoy the cedar/cyprus wood combination and wonder if you receive many requests for this.
I have purchased many guitars over the years, (more steel strings than nylon). This guitar is a rare find and I dare say an instrument in this class is easily worth twice, possibly three times what I paid for it. I did buy it used so I know I received an even greater deal. I live in Chilliwack, BC so it is difficult to properly inspect guitars at such a range. I purchased it with a little bit of faith and I was rewarded.”
“Well, Canta Libre and I have been getting to know one another for a week now, so I thought it was time to give you some considered feedback. As you know, when I picked the guitar up last weekend, I was thrilled with the outcome… I am even more so now.
Luis, you absolutely nailed it! Responsive to my relatively light touch and it rings with such a clear, balanced and sweet voice, from the cello-like bass to the expressive trebles. This is also the most visually stunning instrument I have played, or owned, over 38 years.
In his efforts to design a better nylon string guitar, Mario Maccaferri had it right conceptually (well, OK not with the internal resonator), but your unique and inspired execution of this design is quite simply superb; period!”
“I had no doubt that the guitar would feel natural, as though I were born to play it, for it was indeed born for me by some blessing of karma. The guitar is by far the best playing guitar I have ever encountered, and the sound is full and round – a true meisterstuek in craftsmanship and design! Every time I look at del Fuego I am awed by its’ beauty.”
“Ole Luis!! Great job amigo. I can’t begin to tell you how much I love what I heard from your new creation last night. The guitar is just a joy to play, without one single dead note either. You nailed it Luis, I just love her. And as usual she is a thing of beauty too. From the gorgeous purfling to the beautiful head stock, the Brazilian bridge, the bearclaw top, just stunning amigo.”
