The work at LaRose Guitars isn't about endorsements or dreams of a factory floor churning out carbon copies of once great work. Fewer than 50 guitars leave the shop in a given year, and luthier Todd D'Agostino likes it that way.
Like a sculptor standing before a block of marble, D'Agostino can see the finished product before he makes the first cut. Each guitar that bears the LaRose logo is matchless, culled to the specifications of a specific player, from handpicked wood, to offer superlative tone. There is no assembly line for these purely custom jobs, just the Connecticut-bred luthier in his Tyler, Texas, shop milling, routing, and sanding by hand.
For over a decade, LaRose guitars have been finding their way into the hands of fastidious guitarists. Word of mouth, social networking, the occasional instrument that wound its way onto a music store wall, the work of D'Agostino has cultivated a growing contingent of enthusiasts. > With six models that harken back to the classic designs of the last century, and bear his great-grandfather's surname, himself a luthier, LaRose Guitars will continue to delight customers with instruments they can truly call their own.