Luthier Douglass Scott
Website (photos, bio, philosophy): www.scottclassicalguitars.com
Location: Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Douglass Scott has built guitars for a number of players that I’ve worked with. I play in a duo and trio with Michael Dias and his primary instrument is Scott guitar. I’ve been, previous to this year, playing a Stephen Connor guitar which are renown for their big sound but Michael’s Scott keeps up and has an excellent tone and balance to it. I also have a number of students playing his instruments and I’ll very likely be buying one in the next few years. One thing about his instruments that I’ve always enjoyed is that he is very consistent in his workmanship. Everything from polishing to choice of woods is always perfect and it never seems like he has just settled for anything less than his best. The guitars also have amazing balance as far as tone and sound production across the strings.
I had the opportunity to interview Douglass in April and was amazed at how down to earth his descriptions and answers were. He knows some intense information about woods and acoustics but during the interview everything seemed to come back to the simple musical sound. A fine guitarist himself and a brilliant luthier, you’ll be seeing his guitars in all the big circles of professionals as well as students in need of “real” instrument.
Interview with Douglass Scott on April 8th, Victoria, BC, Canada.
PART ONE (Interview)
PART 2 (Demo)
About Scott Guitars, from: www.scottclassicalguitars.com/about.html
In the 19th century, Spanish guitar maker Antonio de Torres refined a number of elements of the contemporary guitar, creating what became a new archetype for the instrument.
Torres’s concepts were immediately adopted by other luthiers and formed the basis for the classical guitar’s evolution ever since. In response to the changing needs of guitarists, the instrument’s development has slowly drifted from Torres’s design to where it is seeing a lot of reinvention today. I consider guitars from the era within two generations of Torres to have the most successful designs and to be the most complete, expressive musical instruments. Hence my personal inspiration as a luthier comes from rediscovering and reviving the ideas of these past masters, and applying them to my own work.Scott guitars are not historical reproductions but are my carefully studied effort to capture the greatest qualities of the finest instruments in history. In a Scott guitar, there is no such thing as an unimportant detail. Each and every structural and aesthetic aspect is carefully considered and dialed in. It is important that each of my guitars is easy to play, displays a refined, timeless aesthetic, and above all, has the capacity for the fullest possible range of musical expression.
With every guitar, I strive to create an immaculate masterpiece for the eyes, ears and hands.
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