About Beneteau

Marc Beneteau was born in Windsor, Ontario, and grew up next to the large musical centre of Detroit. Consequently, early on he developed an eclectic taste in music. He has been playing the guitar since age ten, and has progressed through many musical styles from folk through the British invasion, and finally to blues rock in his early twenties. In 1974, two things occurred that greatly impacted Marc's life. He decided that he didn’t want to make a living playing music, and he met the Canadian guitar maker Jean Lariveé. Inspired by the beauty of Jean's instruments, Marc decided to dive headlong into the world of luthiery. Struggling at first by trial and error, he managed to stick with it, and now realizes that he couldn’t have made a more rewarding career choice. Today, Marc lives in the town of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, doing what he loves to do best, building acoustic guitars. Marc averages about 25 guitars per year, and although he has been building full time since 1974, he never stops looking for ways to improve his instruments.