Hayotuk is the brand name of Bernard Vachon. Vachon has been making guitars since the early 1980s. Vachon is a self taught luthier who hone his craft working in music shops in Montreal before setting up his own business in the 1990s. His worshop is currently located in downtown Montreal, near Place des Arts where he makes acoustic, classical, archtop and gypsy jazz guitars.

Source: Hayotuk website