Hervé Lahoun Söbesth Romantic 2016 – France

Here’s a very intriguing guitar named by its creator Hervé Lahoun as SÖBESTH, which is a sort of acronym: Söb for Sober, Esth for aesthetic. ROMANTIC for the attempt at an aesthetic parallel with the romantic guitars of the 18th century. To cut a long story short, it’s a guitar with a ‘mesh’ bracing (i.e. lattice bracing) that incorporates nods and references to early guitars (headstock, tuning machines, neck, rosace). The sound is undoubtedly the one of a lattice braced guitar with a beautiful dynamic. An opportunity to discover!