Category Archives: From the workbench

The signature

the signature

Having now gone back to my roots, actually building myself all Manne instruments produced, I decided to stamp my signature on each instrument from now on. Thanks to Mr. Luna for the idea and request on his instrument, that now …

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Manne shop in 3D

3d manne

Take a look INSIDE our shop using the Google Street View viewer. Here is the link. Use the normal Google Street View navigation tools to pan around and move through each door and see the entire shop. Simone Padovani realized …

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New Falcon model

Falcon Gloss special

The recent released Falcon Bass pictures probably inspired the request for a Manne-Italian made Falcon guitar. I designed the guitar in the spring of 2006, at the time a partnership with Eko started. The guitar was supposed to be the …

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Luxury lost its luster

beg a peg

I recently read a very interesting interview with Dana Thomas, journalist and New York times bestselling author, presenting her last book “Deluxe: How luxury lost its luster” So I ordered the book and I found a very interesting stories about …

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AcustiVibe Electric

acustivibe electric

It has happened several times that a request from a customer has prompted me to design a new instrument derived from a current model. In this instance, the requirements of the customer were uncommon and totally out of the mainstream. …

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Acoustic Guitars are back

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Original Manne Acoustics are back. The new acoustic guitar line designed by Manne is produced with just three words in mind: class, tone and quality. No compromises. Just the best tonewoods, hardware and craftsmanship to achieve the very best overall …

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New model: VIBRABASS!

Vibrabass

After the very good success and appreciation by players of the new Acustica model guitar (now renamed AcoustiVibe) and after we had a request and inquiry for a bass version of the instrument, I took some time this summer to …

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Manne class

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“Trentino in Jazz” is a Festival organized by Enrico Merlin in the northern region of Italy of Trentino. Beautiful contryside and welcoming people and structure easily predict successful events.  This year the theme was “strings” with guitar as the main …

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Falcon Bass Project

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I designed the Falcon guitar line in the April of ’06 originally for Eko Guitar company. It was a flashback to the ’60’s incorporated into a modern production guitar, but retaining a vintage vibe and feel in a playable high …

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Smart Ideas

stapp lock

Sometimes there are ideas that solve problems so simply that everybody thinks: “Why didn’t I think of that??!!!” So when my Acoustibass player friend came to the shop and showed me how he solved the security strap lock issue, I …

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