LDM Guitars · Guitar workshop · Argentina
Instruments from another era,built today.
Guitars and basses from the early '50s and '60s, built by hand, one at a time, to period-correct specification.
Enter the workshopPhilosophy
A '59 doesn't sound the way it does out of nostalgia. It sounds that way because of material and construction choices the industry walked away from. We brought them back.
Nitrocellulose lacquer that checks with age. Pickups wound by hand, one at a time. Nickel that dulls with use. Wood chosen board by board.
The aging isn't a costume — it's the consequence of using the real materials.
— Nacho, master luthier
Rushing doesn't enter the workshop.
The process
How an instrument is born
Every commission moves through the workshop stage by stage. The timing isn't negotiable — the lacquer rests as long as it needs to.
Wood
The board is chosen by hand. Everything else follows from it.
Neck
Carved to the period profile's exact measure.
Paint
Correct-formula nitro, coat by coat.
Curing
Weeks of rest. Nothing gets rushed here.
Assembly
Hardware and plastics true to the year.
Electronics
Pickups wound for that instrument.
Setup
Played, adjusted, played again.
A typical commission takes six to ten months.
Recent work
From the paint shop
Bodies that came through the workshop. Every slat is a real finish.
The Registry
Every instrument goes into the house's books.
Serial number, specifications, history and destination. The workshop's public archive, since 2007.
Explore the Registry- No. 087SG Juniordelivered
- No. 092Juniordelivered
- No. 101SG Specialdelivered
- No. 104SG Juniordelivered
- No. 105Flying Vavailable
Every instrument leaves here with a destination.
Commissions
Commission your instrument
Commissions are discussed one at a time, directly with the workshop. Every build starts from a clear investment range and an honest timeline.
Limited slots per year. Every inquiry gets a personal reply.