Jean-Maire Fouilleul has been making guitars since 1979. He was awarded the prestigious "Meilleur Ouvrier de France" award for craftsmanship in 1989. His curiosity to understand what makes a great instrument lead him to analyze the work of the grand-masters (like Torres, Fleta, Bouchet, Hauser and Friederich), but also to meet and work with violin makers and to participate in research programs with acousticians and in particular the LAUM (Laboratory of Acoustics of the University of Maine) for computer aids to guitar design. By 2017 Fouilleul had made over 530 guitars.

Source: Jean-Maire Fouilleul website (25 March 2017)