Kremona Lulo Reinhardt models

[RJVB]

Since those are probably by definition (manouche) jazz guitars: does anyone here have experience with Kremona's 2 Lulo Reinhardt signature models?

From what the looks of it they are at least inspired by the original Maccaferri grande bouche "alternative classical", and have a very asymmetric form of fan bracing.

2 (partly?) acoustic recordings of the "more conventional" Kiano variant:

[JSanta]

I'll be honest with you, I've not seen a Gypsy jazz player use one of these guitars except for Lulo, and I wouldn't call what he does Gypsy jazz, at least not in the vein of players like Stochelo Rosenberg or Angelo Debarre. Most of the nylon gypsy style guitars I see players like Rocky Gresset and a few others are Dupont MCC100s, which look more like a typical grande bouche.

Sorry I can't help you with your question, but Lulo makes them sound great.

[RJVB]

I have no idea what he calls what he does and I hear you, but I usually see him described as a gypsy jazz player. I guess that when a gypsy says (or doesn't deny that) they're playing jazz it has to be gypsy jazz?

I do think Lulo mostly plays the Daimen model (14 fretter, narrower nut) and always electrified. I much prefer the sounds Michel gets from the Kiano model in the videos above.

Dupont guitars are in a completely different class from what I can tell (as chance has it I listened to a few of his CFN models, AFAICT OM-shaped nylon stringers that do sound nice indeed, but again, no idea about dynamic range).

[kris]

Kremona guitars look very interesting.
I am interested in the Kremona Rondo thinline model.

[RJVB]

I've never had a Kremona in hand but several members of the InTheField forum I used to frequent were happy owners of their classicals; in particular the Anniversary model is supposedly very good for the price.

They're in the Balkan; lots of cultural heritage of our western classical and folk music there.