AMAZING STORY - One of the World's Great Acoustic Guitar Makers - Ken Dubourg

www.DubourgGuitars.com
Interviews with Mike Wohl and Mike Dawes. This is the story of Ken Dubourg - one of the great acoustic guitar makers of the world.

[@bhaktikanta8354]

My first guitar so special for me.... She took me out from depression and gave me a new life....

[@lawrencet83]

I know exactly what you mean. My guitar was always there for me when I was at my lowest. It's a friend that will never betray you or try to hurt you. From going through a divorce to losing my dad, my guitar was there to comfort me.

[@BodyWisdomClasses]

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[@julienpregent4397]

I call this story a marketing technique.

[@maddyriaz]

7:53 learnt that technique from my mom first

[@kathryntruscott6351]

A true craftsman.... perhaps now his rewards for what he does will be commensurate with the quality of his work.

[@dubourgguitars6118]

That's a song of mine called Snowflake: Michael Wohl - Snowflake [ORIGINAL] with Dubourg Guitar I recorded several others as well - all recorded with Ken's guitar, which is the exact same model that Hedges used..

[@Yaketyyak21]

Don’t think much of mike Dawes style of guitar playing,all I can hear is the slapping sound,I would like to hear a tradional musician playing it...

[@corratecxverts01]

7:52 ahahahahahahah

[@joenania]

hello from JOE NANIA

[@geriquin2643]

Beautiful sound ... gorgeous guitars ❤️🎶

[@rjcs2000]

Dawes looks as though someone put his fingers in a rack and stretched them to the incredible length they are now. Dubourg Guitars sound fantastic. Mike put it through the test and man envy and awe filled my soul. Brilliant stuff.

[@benmaguire4098]

what a lovely guitar ,, & old Ken Duborg .. brought a tear to my eye

[@debracornwell1156]

This particular guitar belongs to me as I purchased it directly from Ken. Mine is number 3 of 4-number 1 being Hedges’ guitar. I allowed Wohl to take it to England for Dawes to play. Ken is still alive but did not make any under the marketing program that Wohl set up for him. I’m not sure if he’s made any, and if so, not in this same style. I do not know the whereabouts of 2 and 4. Due to the harmonics of 3, it is what Ken considered his best guitar. For those who balked at the $6,000 for the newer models, I now have mine included on my jewelry insurance rider.

[@danno9608]

One begs to wonder why then, does Mike not endorse this luthier officially on his website.....hmmmmm.

[@debracornwell1156]

Bc Ken, ever the free spirit, did not craft any for this marketing program.

[@xoadversity]

Ohhhhh snap someone playing Scarlett!!!!

[@christophersleight19]

Actually Vincent sold 2 for a total of about $200.00. And it is gut wrenching his work now sells for 60-100 million dollars. The Art World is an ugly place.

[@Kashaku3]

sweet I would love one of these. $6,000...nevermind

[@spade2you]

+Kashaku3 Not an uncommon price tag for a hand crafted acoustic. Very reasonable price tag given his artist roster. A "few" companies will triple the price tag if a famous musician plays them.

[@Last_one_before_I_go]

Agreed - Check out a Claxton, Goodall, Lowden, etc....in the ballpark.

[@danherrick6649]

cough cough Bourgeois cough cough Collings is as good as any of those, and their prices are reasonable (Thought by no means budget)

[@AndrewGorny]

What happened to this project? I think I'd be interested in a guitar!

[@debracornwell1156]

See my comment above. They’ve pretty much disappeared.

[@AndrewGorny]

@@debracornwell1156 that's a real drag. It sounds to me like this is one of those builders who you kind of get what you get when you work with them... A kind of Fred Carlson type builder

[@debracornwell1156]

@@AndrewGorny good analogy. Ken is like a mad scientist. He built to a super high standard but could take a very long time to do a task.

[@AndrewGorny]

​@@debracornwell1156I'd really like to get in touch with ken. Google my name and get in contact with me via email if you can help. I play Michael's music at not a microscopic level but I love it and I think I could convince him to build me something

[@amadeusrocks4967]

trees were harmed they were cut down >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@michaelcraig9449]

so all the old growth mahogany wood in the world is cut down? No one thought to re-plant any at all? How much do these guitars go for? Why doesnt he just get a computer and advertise? That is the easy part. Does he make any acoustic electric ones to play gigs with?

[@philipevans1897]

Michael Craig Sounds like liberal clap trap to me. I'm not buying the whole story.

[@debracornwell1156]

I know Ken. He has never owned a computer and lived in a barely habitable place on the mountain. He is still living. He made four guitars of a particular style-Michael Hedges’ guitar being number 1, mine is number 3, and I dont know the whereabouts of 2 and 4. As for old growth mahogany, if any was replanted, it would be new or at least not old growth mahogany, would it not? I’m not sure that in the era of the old mahogany trees anyone cared about replanting trees. It’s true that historical ships’ ballast was sunk and reclaimed in modern days as well as timbers that were being transported via waterways were lost. Hope you find this interesting and a testament to old fashioned workmanship and modern day pioneer living.

[@notpopebuthope]

AWESOME VIDEO !! EXCELLENT SOUNDING GUITARS !! WONDERFUL MUSICIANS !! ... here comes a BIG SALUT from Europe/Austria ... keep on doing those great things !! Good luck !! ... CHEERS !!

[@elbus1969]

Ken is great....but you...move...Hedges was UNIC ! Not speed, not your shity ...sorry...go home !

[@h.l.westlake2587]

Bourgeois guitars in Maine one of the best...These guitars in this video are very unique and special for sure. Price does not reflect value it is the workmanship and I sidestep hype when shopping for an instrument. Buy what you like and enjoy. I added a LAG acoustic to my collection and it too is a well made quality guitar with much attention to detail, materials and sound. Cheers Holly Westlake Maine USA

[@MrLoyd-yp1tr]

That's an incredible Gift from GOD and an awesome show of TALENT from the Luthier to the musicians....God knows i will never have the talent like that and I will never be able to afford Dubourg,,,,, but if i could , That would be the first one on my list. Great Story! Touching.

[@Aluziferatumn]

I'm the slow one for a guitar, but I used to taste every note I played sometimes, I actually don't own any guitar but when I did it, I really had fun with music, I don't know why it happened completely left my music experience behind :p

[@lccrvt]

I call this, circus?

[@donbruen5796]

I call you, stupid?

[@johncspine2787]

Is there anyone buying up old guitars and disassembling them for their wood? Remaking them from recycled wood?

[@elscooter]

Wonderful story, Mike. Thanks for gathering all these stories about a fantastic luthier, and sharing it all. Touching moment about Hedges reuniting with his stolen Dubourg.

[@dawnkirkbride6466]

Lovely guitars but try as I might I can't get I into that percussion thing they do.

[@kalleblom5564]

I love the sound and the simple beauty of these guitars ... and I like the luthier. The guitars somehow remind me to those of Oskar Graf.

[@iammatthewbirch]

Great documentary! The music is wonderful, id love to try out the guitars.

[@MichaelMcBride58]

What a humble and wonderful person. I wish I could afford one of his guitars. They sound beautiful!

[@AdityaPurwanegaraBass]

Just he slapped his own face as part of composition?

[@HenriksenDolf]

they sound how i imagine heaven. i hope he lives long enough till i have saved the money to get one!

[@ronniecraft3895]

God bless you , this is awesome !!!!

[@brizercorbz8803]

Just a TAD pricey

[@johncspine2787]

You realize that 6 grand wouldn’t buy a single orchestral instrument..except a percussion instrument or an auxiliary percussion instrument like a triangle..

[@IrreverendThomas]

Awkward handshake FTW 10:32

[@tembakaugunung6139]

Seni tau kapan dia harus balas budi ~ al aayat.

[@jus1085]

Amazing story. Amazing music.

[@gdfggggg]

They do sound very nice tho

[@ErikScott]

Great…very cool.

[@Andy-hz2wb]

Perfect sound

[@a1988ditya]

Wow awesomee!

[@elbus1969]

His webpage doesn't work !

[@debracornwell1156]

Ken never made any guitars for this marketing program.

[@MrUltracoin]

Awesome!

[@楊思行]

驚為天人

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

ZZZZzzzzzzzzzz........It's surprisingly easy to play. I would like to think so at that price tag. Nice guy (the luthier) all the same. A few images on his website of the guitars he has built wouldn't go amiss. Apparently John Fahey played one of his guitars? As for the guitar duet. To guys playing two different songs?