Quintric guitars : where passion, skill and creativity happen
Hello and welcome to Quintric Guitars. I am Pierre-Marc Quintric, Luthier, owner and founder of Quintric Guitars. Here you can read about my journey in guitar making from my humble beginnings working for a music shop in Brest developing my love of guitars to starting my own company in Brittany, France many years ago. I then had the chance to go working in Northern Ireland for an amazing guitar brand - a wonderful experience that I cherish because I honed my skills further and learned a lot. Then I uplevelled my skills again when I had the opportunity to work for another high end guitar maker in Canada. Throughout these pages I hope to share my passion with you and show you my dedication to this craft of producing high quality hand crafted instruments.
Countless hours of passion, skill and engineering goes into making every guitar. It took many years, a lot of trials and learning new skills along the way to perfect what is now the Quintric Guitar signature shape and style presented here. It brings me immense joy to be able to create beautiful instruments with a sleek look and sound. This is only the beginning as I constantly try to improve with every guitar, always trying to perfect my processes further, paying close attention to microscopic details so that the end results always looks, feels and sounds amazing. To be able to do what I love most in life by pursuing my love of making guitars drives me to the next step and is a never-ending story that still fascinates me every day.
My love of guitar making has driven me learn to make other instruments as well. So, my repertoire consists of acoustic and electric guitars, as well as Irish Bouzoukis, Mandolines and Classical guitars (nylong string) with a twist. I also make another instrument which is becoming increasingly more popular - bouzouki guitars. I have made many interesting instruments in my career so far from 6-string to 12-string and I hope to make other new interesting instruments in the future.
Feel free to browse the pages of my passion. The Gallery shows most of my previous builds from the last few years - it’s a showcase of the instruments I have already made. For Sale is where I list all guitars and other instruments I currently have available for sale as well as offering my customers a chance to purchase their dream instrument at a discount price under the Pre-Fabrication and Pre-Ready Offers.
Pre-Fabrication means I have conceived the idea of the next build - I know what wood I want to combine together and what wood I will use to complement the build with for the fingerboard and bridge - mostly this will be ebony but I also like to use Rosewood and Padouk to complement certain woods for the overall finished look of the instrument. If you like the combination of wood listed in the offer and are happy to wait a few months, you can buy it at a discount because the build has not yet started (Pre-Fabrication) or is not fully ready (Pre-Ready).
Pre-Ready means an instrument I am currently constructing and offering my customers the chance to buy it before it’s finished, but the build will be well progressed and will give an overall idea of the finished instrument.
Guitars gives information on the different series I make - 210, 220 and 230 and the differences between each.
If you are interested in having your own dream guitar fabricated by me, please get in touch by email - quintric@gmail.com.
As I am a native French speaker, I will have both English and French translations throughout my website.
Quintric Guitars : là où la passion, le savoir-faire et la créativité se rencontrent
Bonjour et bienvenue chez Quintric Guitars. Ici, vous pouvez découvrir mon parcours dans la fabrication de guitares, depuis mes débuts modestes en travaillant pour un magasin de musique à Brest, où j'ai développé ma passion pour les guitares, jusqu'à la création de ma propre entreprise en Bretagne, France, il y a de nombreuses années. J'ai ensuite eu la chance de travailler en Irlande du Nord pour une marque de guitares incroyable – une expérience merveilleuse que je chéris et où j'ai beaucoup appris. Puis, j'ai encore perfectionné mes compétences en ayant l'opportunité de travailler pour un autre fabricant de guitares haut de gamme au Canada. À travers ces pages, j'espère partager avec vous ma passion et vous montrer ma dévotion pour cet art.
Des heures innombrables de passion, de savoir-faire et d'ingénierie sont consacrées à la fabrication de chaque guitare. Il m'a fallu de nombreuses années, beaucoup d'essais et l'apprentissage de nouvelles compétences en cours de route pour perfectionner ce qui est aujourd'hui la forme et le style signature de Quintric Guitar, présentés ici. C'est une immense joie pour moi de pouvoir créer de beaux instruments au look et au son élégant. Ce n'est que le début, car je m'efforce constamment de m'améliorer avec chaque guitare, cherchant toujours à perfectionner mes processus, en prêtant une attention particulière aux moindres détails pour que le résultat final soit toujours aussi incroyable visuellement, au toucher et au son. Pouvoir faire ce que j'aime le plus dans la vie en poursuivant ma passion pour la fabrication de guitares me pousse à aller plus loin, et c'est une histoire sans fin qui me fascine encore chaque jour.
