René François Lacôte (1785–1871) was a Romantic guitar

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, France. His guitars were played by guitarists such as

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, and Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti. Musicologist

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referred to Lacôte as the "Stradivarius of the guitar" in his book Universal Dictionary of Luthiers. Lacôte apprenticed to the luthier Joseph Pons. Ferndando Sor mentioned in his book

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that "M. Lacote, a French maker, the only person who, besides his talents, has proved to me that he possesses the quality of not being inflexible to reasoning".

Gallery

File:Early romantic guitar by Pierre Rene Lacote (FRETS.com Museum).jpg, 1836 Lacôte guitar File:Strung instruments, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.jpg, 1827 Lacôte 9-string guitar (top-right) File:Guitar MET DP-13191-001.jpg, Lacôte guitar ca. 1835 File:Napoleon Coste.jpg, Napoléon Coste with a Lacôte Heptacorde (left) File:Étiquette Lacote — 1828 - T2p340.png, 1828 Lacôte guitar label File:Musee-de-la-musique-6.jpg, Three Lacôte guitars (bottom row, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th guitars)

References

1785 births 1855 deaths Date of birth missing Date of death missing Place of death missing Luthiers from Paris Classical guitar makers 19th-century French businesspeople {{France-music-bio-stub