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LeGeyt Guitars

Burton LeGeyt has been building acoustic guitars since 2005 in his small shop in Brookline, MA.

Burton works alone, on one project at a time, and greatly values the control he has over the entire process of building custom instruments.  He is always looking towards refining aspects of the design, building process, and interaction with the guitar.  This often involves looking to the past as well as to the future and finding common ground between new ideas and old.

He currently splits his working time between his personal shop and the Fabrication Lab at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.  That diverse and stimulating environment has been an important influence on his approach to building and making in general.  There he is continually exposed to new ideas, methods, and personalities; all of which help to broaden his ideas about what is possible and how best to approach it.

That space has inspired an interest in materials and methods of fabrication that directly informs his approach to guitarmaking.  He maintains a small machine shop and prototyping facility to allow him to make and modify all parts of the instrument as well as make custom tooling.  This allows a greater level of customization and, in expanding the material possibilities, removes practical limits to the design process.

What he appreciates in an acoustic guitar is a lightweight, balanced instrument with a wide dynamic range and a comfortable, inviting feel for the player.  Aesthetically he prefers an instrument that is cohesive, rooted in classic design and has specific areas of complexity and interest that invite closer inspection.

2022 Burton Legeyt CLM - SOLD

Honduran Rosewood Back & Sides
Swiss Spruce Soundboard
Honduran Rosewood Binding, Endgraft, Heel Cap
Spanish Cedar Neck, Dyed Black
Maccassar Ebony Fingerboard
African Blackwood Bridge
Maple, Honduran Rosewood Purflings
Fading Herringbone in Maple & Snakewood Rosette
Camel Bone Nut, Saddle, Bridge Pins
Frets: EVO 55092
Truss Rod: Custom 2 way
Nickel Waverly Tuners w/ African Blackwood buttons
Finish: Oil Varnish, gloss on body and headplate, satin over blackened oil on the neck
Side dots: Brass
Scale length: 25 5/8
1.75 nut width
2.3+ saddle spacing

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2016 Burton LeGeyt CLM - SOLD

Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides
Red Spruce Top
Bevel Cutaway
Half Moon Rosette
BRW Bindings
Sound Port
Spanish Cedar Neck w/Blackened Finish
“Ice Cream Cone” Heel
Embedded & Modified Waverly Tuners w/ Resin Buttons
Gold Flake Resin Back Plate
1.75″nut
2.33″saddle spacing
15″ lower bout
25.75″ scale length

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2020 Burton Legeyt CLM - SOLD

Madagascar Rosewood Back & Sides
Swiss Spruce Top
Bevel Cutaway
Maple/Koa/Resin Rosette & End Graft
Madagascar Rosewood Bindings
Maple & Koa Purflings
Sound Port
Spanish Cedar Neck w/Blackened Oil Finish
Custom Carbon Fiber Neck Reinforcement w/Custom Truss Rod
Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard, Bridge & Head Plate
Brass Backplate w/Spiderwebbing Grain of the Brazilian Rosewood etched into the Scraped Surface
Oil Varnish Finish
Embedded & Modified Waverly Tuners w/ Resin Buttons
1.75″nut
2.40″ saddle spacing
25.75″ Scale Length

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SOLD: 2019 LeGeyt CLM - SOLD

Amazon Rosewood Back & Sides
Swiss Spruce Top
Bevel Cutaway
Half Moon Rosette
Amazon RW Bindings
“Ice Cream Cone” Heel
Gold Flake Resin Back Plate
Waverly Tuners w/Ebony Buttons
1 3/4″nut
2 3/8″ saddle spacing
15″ lower bout
9 5/8″ waist
10 7/8″ upper bout
19 3/4″ length
4 3/16 or 4 3/8 at tail
3 3/8 or 3 9/16″ at neck
25 5/8″ scale length

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