Blind Guitars

After myself, Virgile of Blind Guitars, was the first person to build with the Dark Forest Cypress. He was able to provide insight into the voice of the materials and its fundamental properties. Pictured below is the first professionally built Dark Forest Cypress guitar paired with Master grade figured Ebony. Virgile builds beautiful instruments at a furious pace with immaculate finishes. Here’s what he has to say about the Dark Forest Cypress….

“The Dark Forest Cypress has one of the richest and most dynamic sounds I have ever managed to get with a tone wood. It gives a warmth and mellow tone to the guitar, while maintaining a lot of harmonic and overtone complexity. It could be considered as a bridge between Red Cedar and Engelmann.”

Virgile Pilon

Blind Guitars Ancient Bald Cypress Model B-51
Blind Guitars Ancient Bald Cypress Model B-51
Blind Guitars Ancient Bald Cypress Model B-51
Blind Guitars Ancient Bald Cypress Model B-51
Blind Guitars Ancient Bald Cypress Model B-51
Blind Guitars Ancient Bald Cypress Model B-51
Blind Guitars Ancient Bald Cypress Model B-51
Blind Guitars Ancient Bald Cypress Model B-51

Demo

I can’t tell you how excited I was when Virgile sent me the first audio clips of this instrument. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I grew up playing my father’s 1974 Cortez version of the Gibson J200 and though they are worlds apart, the silhouette of Virgil’s first build always warms my heart.

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