Kevin grew up in the small countryside town of Château-Gontier, in the Loire Valley region east of Brittany. With no formal musical background beyond varied listening experiences, nothing initially suggested he would become a violin maker.

“My father had a small room in our already tiny apartment where he made furniture for the house from reclaimed wood found here and there. They were beautiful pieces that worked extremely well. As a child, I was fascinated that my father could create such things from scrap, and this is what likely sparked my love for wood.”

 At first, Kevin planned a career in kitchen design.
“My mum was an incredible cook, but she could never afford to have a decent kitchen fitted. I promised her I would build her one.”

He began with two years of carpentry, earning his first diploma, followed by a further two years of joinery to expand his skill set. This training led initially to building staircases and general furniture, before progressing to more refined techniques such as wood-turning and cabinet making.

A self-taught guitarist, Kevin repaired his mother’s guitar after it was damaged and began to wonder whether he could apply his woodworking skills to musical instruments.
“I started to wonder if I could make a living by fixing instruments…

The internet told me that it was indeed possible! But there is only one school per country that teaches it.”

Keen to leave France and immerse himself in another language and culture, Kevin moved to the United Kingdom. In 2011, at the age of 19, he enrolled at the Newark School of Guitar Making, where he learned to construct acoustic guitars using the traditional Spanish method. He graduated two years later with a Distinction.