Luthier
Blind Guitars
- Luthier
- Virgile Pilon
- Location
- France
Based in France, Virgile Pilon is making contemporary instruments, which are a tribute to 20’s and 30’s bluesmen and to their instruments. Tonally Blind guitars are marked deeply the sound of Blues, Rock and so many other musical genres.
As a luthier concerned with the sound and the quality of his instruments, the original plans have been improved to bring more dynamics and more richness to the sound. Virgile works on the notion that a guitar must be an extension of the musician and it must open up a maximum of possibilities for their playing and creativity.
“I have often been torn apart between my education and work as a contemporary guitar builder and my love for vintage guitars. My instruments are combination of both of these worlds”
The Guitars
Models
B1
Dimensions
- Upper bout width/depth
- 260 mm / 95mm
- Lower bout width/depth
- 350 mm/ 105mm
- Length
- body length 480 mm
- Waist
- 205 mm
Standard specifications
- Soundboard
- Sitka/European spruce, red cedar, mahogany
- Back and sides
- mahogany, maple, cherry, chestnut
- Neck
- 13 fret/ mahogany
- Neck profile
- C
- Fretboard
- ebony, Indian rosewood, wenge 16 inch radius
- Tuners
- schaller grand tune
- Nut material
- bone
- Nut width
- 44 mm
- Peg head veneer
- ebony, Indian rosewood
- Pickguard
- tortoise or black
- Rosette
- B/W/B purfling
- Purfling
- B/W/B
- Body binding
- tortoise, black, cream, ivoroid acetate
- Bridge
- ebony, Indian rosewood
- Pins
- ebony
- Saddle material
- Bone
- Brace pattern
- taper double X
- String spacing
- 56 mm
- Scale length
- 24.75 inches
B26
Dimensions
- Upper bout width/depth
- 249mm / 95mm
- Lower bout width/depth
- 375 mm/ 105mm
- Length
- body length 488 mm
- Waist
- 213 mm
Standard specifications
- Soundboard
- sitka/European spruce, red cedar, mahogany
- Back and sides
- mahogany, maple, cherry, chestnut
- Neck
- 14 fret/ mahogany
- Neck profile
- C
- Fretboard
- ebony, Indian rosewood, wenge 16 inch radius
- Tuners
- schaller grand tune
- Nut material
- bone
- Nut width
- 44 mm
- Peg head veneer
- ebony, Indian rosewood
- Pickguard
- tortoise or black
- Rosette
- B/W/B purfling
- Purfling
- B/W/B
- Body binding
- tortoise, black, cream, ivoroid acetate
- Bridge
- ebony, Indian rosewood
- Pins
- ebony
- Saddle material
- Bone
- Brace pattern
- taper double X
- String spacing
- 56 mm
- Scale length
- 24.75 inches
B42
Dimensions
- Upper bout width/depth
- 295mm / 100mm
- Lower bout width/depth
- 410 mm/ 115mm
- Length
- body length 510 mm
- Waist
- 272 mm
Standard specifications
- Case
- Boblen deluxe
- Soundboard
- sitka/European spruce, red cedar, mahogany
- Back and sides
- mahogany, maple, cherry, chestnut
- Neck
- 14 fret/ mahogany
- Neck profile
- C
- Fretboard
- ebony, Indian rosewood, wenge 16 inch radius
- Tuners
- schaller grand tune
- Nut material
- bone
- Nut width
- 44 mm
- Peg head veneer
- ebony, Indian rosewood
- Pickguard
- tortoise or black
- Rosette
- B/W/B purfling
- Purfling
- B/W/B
- Body binding
- tortoise, black, cream, ivoroid acetate
- Bridge
- ebony, Indian rosewood
- Pins
- ebony
- Saddle material
- Bone
- Brace pattern
- taper double X
- String spacing
- 56 mm
- Scale length
- 24.75 inches
- Upper bout width/depth
- 295mm / 100mm
- Lower bout width/depth
- 410 mm/ 115mm
- Length
- body length 510 mm
- Waist
- 272 mm
B51
Dimensions
- Upper bout width/depth
- 286mm / 95mm
- Lower bout width/depth
- 410 mm/ 115mm
- Length
- body length 510 mm
- Waist
- 235 mm
Standard specifications
- Soundboard
- sitka/European spruce, red cedar, mahogany
- Back and sides
- mahogany, maple, cherry, chestnut
- Neck
- 14 fret/ mahogany
- Neck profile
- C
- Fretboard
- ebony, Indian rosewood, wenge 16 inch radius
- Tuners
- schaller grand tune
- Nut material
- bone
- Nut width
- 44 mm
- Peg head veneer
- ebony, Indian rosewood
- Pickguard
- tortoise or black
- Rosette
- B/W/B purfling
- Purfling
- B/W/B
- Body binding
- tortoise, black, cream, ivoroid acetate
- Bridge
- ebony, Indian rosewood
- Pins
- ebony
- Saddle material
- Bone
- Brace pattern
- taper double X
- String spacing
- 56 mm
- Scale length
- 24.75 inches
B30
Dimensions
- Upper bout width/depth
- 286mm / 92mm
- Lower bout width/depth
- 381 mm/ 105mm
- Length
- body length 492 mm
- Waist
- 210 mm
Standard specifications
- Soundboard
- sitka/European spruce, red cedar, mahogany
- Back and sides
- mahogany, maple, cherry, chestnut
- Neck
- 14 fret/ mahogany
- Neck profile
- C
- Fretboard
- ebony, Indian rosewood, wenge 16 inch radius
- Tuners
- schaller grand tune
- Nut material
- bone
- Nut width
- 44 mm
- Peg head veneer
- ebony, Indian rosewood
- Pickguard
- tortoise or black
- Rosette
- B/W/B purfling
- Purfling
- B/W/B
- Body binding
- tortoise, black, cream, ivoroid acetate
- Bridge
- ebony, Indian rosewood
- Pins
- ebony
- Saddle material
- Bone
- Brace pattern
- taper double X
