Lucien Gélas
Lucien Gélas (born January 15, 1873 in Menton , † June 5, 1944 ) was a French guitarist , composer and music teacher . He developed the so-called "double resonance guitar".
Life
Gélas studied guitar with Miguel Llobet and Auguste Zurfluh in Paris until 1915 . Since the guitar received little attention in Paris at the time, he gave almost no concerts. He devoted himself to the further development of the instrument and invented plucked instruments with double tops. The instruments were first made by the manufacturer Théodore Gaudet . He had his invention patented in Paris in 1905. Licensed they came to Germany, where they were sold as double resonance guitars. Well-known guitarists like Heinrich Albert , Luise Walker and Bruno Henze played on a Gélas guitar.
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| SURNAME | Gélas, Lucien |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French guitarist, composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Menton |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century |