Casimi Guitars

ABOUT CASIMI GUITARS

Casimi Guitars are bespoke acoustic instruments created by a two man team from their workshop in Cape Town South Africa. Each Casimi guitar is a one-off piece made from the finest woods to the highest possible standards. Prized by musicians and collectors alike Casimi guitars are known for their powerful, sophisticated voice and immediate response.

THE MAKERS

MATTHIAS ROUX

SONICS

Matthias Roux is responsible for the unique voice of every Casimi guitar. Matthias uses the finest woods such as Quilted Mahogany from The Tree, African Blackwood and Hawaiian Koa with inner sides of African wengé for the body of the instrument.

The soundboards of Casimi guitars are made from Alpine spruce that was harvested at the point in the lunar cycle where the sap is at its lowest. This is a European woodworking tradition that has been used in classical violins for centuries.

Matthias also hand-carves the neck of every Casimi instrument - for this he uses aged Central American mahogany exclusively.

MATTHEW RICE

AESTHETICS

With a formal education in woodworking, fine art, and metallurgy - Matthew Rice is the designer behind the bold lines of each Casimi guitar.

Matthew also explores complex aesthetic themes through the use of precious metals such as gold and silver, alloys such as bronze, and more traditional materials such as mother of pearl and abalone. He regularly uses exotic figured woods such as Mahogany from The Tree, Hawaiian koa and painted maple.

Each rosette, backstrip and headstock inlay is made entirely by hand. Casimi Guitars use natural materials exclusively and do not use CNC technology at any point in the creation of their instruments.