Family workshop — since 1976
One guitar at a time, entirely handmade.
Acoustic, classical and flamenco guitars built by Bruno and Francis Boutin, father-and-son luthiers in Magog. Each instrument is unique — some are available, others already sold.
The catalog
The guitars
Francis Boutin’s acoustic guitars: 00 and folk formats, spruce tops, a round and precise sound, built entirely by hand. For efficiency, 2 guitars are sometimes built at the same time — which is why some are available immediately, with no wait for a custom order.
Francis Boutin
OO Padauk
Engelmann spruce · Padauk
00 format, 12 frets clear of the body, short scale: a rich, full sound, ideal for fingerstyle and accompaniment alike.
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Francis Boutin
OO Wenge 12-String
Engelmann spruce · Wenge
00 format, 12 strings, 12 frets clear of the body: impressive projection, yet easy to play.
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Francis Boutin
OO Bearclaw
Carpathian spruce · Indian rosewood
Cutaway, short scale, slotted headstock, bearclaw spruce top: delivered to its owner.
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Bruno Boutin
Classical
Spruce · Indian rosewood
Indian rosewood back and sides, elevated ebony fingerboard, 650 mm: a very powerful instrument, with a perfectly even sound from string to string.
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Your 2027 guitar
00, classical, flamenco, ukulele or fully custom — built for you. 2 spots left for 2027.
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Guitars by luthier Bruno Boutin
Concert classical and flamenco guitars, played by concert artists on several continents. Discover his instruments on his website.
The workshop
Two pairs of hands, one standard.
Bruno Boutin taught himself lutherie, driven by a visceral passion for classical music. Influenced by the great French luthier Daniel Friederich, whom he had the chance to meet in Paris, he builds classical and flamenco guitars in his Magog workshop, renowned for their rich, powerful and even sound.
Today, his son Francis Boutin — trained in cabinetry and builder of his very first guitar at fourteen — carries on the tradition at his side. Each instrument is designed, carved and adjusted entirely by hand, with no shortcuts.
2 spots left for 2027
Three guitars per year. Reserve yours: 00, classical, flamenco, ukulele or fully custom.
In the press
A celebrated tradition
Carpathian Tonewood, supplier of Carpathian spruce, publicly praised the Boutin family’s lutherie tradition.
Carpathian Tonewood
“Carrying on the family tradition, one guitar at a time”: luthiers Bruno Boutin and his son Francis on the front page of the local paper.
Visit the workshop
Contact
The workshop welcomes visitors by appointment only, to try an available instrument or discuss a custom order.
Follow the workshop
New guitars, build progress and workshop life.