Is it possible to visit your workshop ?

 

You are more than welcome to our '' Doors Open'' event.

The workshops called ''Doors Open'' take place one weekend a year.

We are sorry; the following dates have been recently canceled.

Friday, September 10

Saturday, September 11

Please, watch this page in incoming days to learn the replacement dates .

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I have a Norman guitar, can you give me some information?

First, we're pleased to give you some information about your Norman Guitar.

However, these information should be limited to the Norman guitars manufactured between 1967 and 1988.

Unfortunately, workshop of Normand Boucher burned in 1980, all company records were destroyed by fire.

Fortunately, Mr. Daniel Laroche, a resident of Sherbrooke and a Norman's passionate guitar lover has done a tremendous job in making an impressive database of Norman guitars manufactured during the reign of Normand Boucher.

Daniel, we are grateful!

So please, find below all available information about 1967-1988's Norman guitars.

 

 

 

Can I buy my guitar directly at "Boucher Guitars" workshop ?

We don't sell guitars directly to our customers because we have a large network of retailers who do it for us.

However, it's our great pleasure to welcome you to our workshop based in Berthier-sur-Mer. At this moment, you will be able to try many of the guitar models from our collection (we have 40 models).

It will give you the opportunity to choose the guitar that suits your best, and be able to buy it from the retailers of your region.

What kind of bracing are you using?

The bracing in our guitars is similar to the ones used by CF Martin Co. between the years 1931 and 1939, during the Pre war or Golden era. We also call this way to brace “Forward Shifted X Bracing”.

It’s the first known system to obtain this legendary sound. The X formed by the two main brace is exceptionally advanced and spread towards the guitar sound hole, thus facilitating the propagation of vibrations, harmonics diffusion and low frequencies. However, it is almost imperative that the braces have to be made of Adirondack’s spruce or extraordinary hand-pick on others resinous species.

The wood used to manufacture the braces must have been hand-cut and sawed with attention to detail in order to preserve its extraordinary properties of flexibility, resiliency and rigidity. Otherwise, the soundboard might get wider through the years.

The Spruce Goose history :

Did you know that the biggest plane ever made had the nickname of “Spruce Goose”? Built by Howard Hughes during the Second World War, this plane was famous, and it still at today, a challenge of high level engineering.

Being deprive of high steal to build the plane, M. Hughes engineers had chosen to use the spruce for the frame construction of this enormous plane. The lightness and rigidity of this resinous wood, combined to the cabinet making ability mentioned previously in this story and the determination of this quirky man have permitted to push the limits further…

What kind of strings do you install at the factory?

We use these strings at the factory :

Dreadnought or Jumbo size
Brand : Elixir
Model : Nanoweb
Type : Phosphore bronze
Gauge : Medium 13-56
Tension : 192 lbs / 87,27 kg

OM & 000 size
Brand : Elixir
Model : Nanoweb
Type : Phosphore bronze
Gauge : Light 12-53
Tension : 166 lbs / 75,45 kg

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Which are the differences between OM and 000 sizes

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Differences between : Genuine Native et Studio Mahogany?

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Differences between : Genuine Wild et Studio Indian?

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Which are the differences between Genuine et Studio series?

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Which are the differences between Studio & AVT series

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