Goulding Resonator "The Devereux" Aluminium 2012

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Anthony Goulding is a British luthier who spent most of his professional life working as a precision engineer, a background that heavily influenced his approach to guitar building. He began building guitars in the late 1980s, initially using traditional materials before transitioning to innovative metal construction. In the mid-1990s, he shifted focus to all-aluminium instruments, citing the material's extreme stability and superior tonal and sustain qualities. Goulding's instruments are individually machined from two solid billets of aluminium and then hand-finished. A hallmark of his work is the absence of plastic; nearly every part, including the neck and body, is hand-machined from metal such as aluminium, brass, or stainless steel. Despite the metal construction, the bodies are chambered to ensure they are not excessively heavy and remain comfortable for long periods of play.