About | RIN HSYASE GUITARS

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The Atmosphere of the Instrument

The first person to hear the sound of an instrument is the player himself/herself.

I make instruments with the aim that the tone produced by the instrument will bring out a new melody from within the player.

I believe that a good instrument is when the many elements that make up the instrument are not separate but interrelated, and together they form an atmosphere of a whole.

Build Philosophy

Tones that are comfortable for humans

It is a person who plays an instrument, not a machine. Therefore, in addition to tone and solidity, which can be measured by data, psychological and physical factors such as appearance and playability are also important in a musical instrument, all of which contribute to “good tone” for a human being as a living organism.
Both objective data and subjective senses are important, and above all, I aim to create instruments that are comfortable for the player.

How I relate to the material of wood

Most of the materials used in acoustic instruments are of biological origin, and wood is the main material used in the instruments I make. Wood is a natural material, which means that each species and material has its own unique characteristics and habits. I feel that the value of wood, which cannot be created by human consciousness or technology, lies in the fact that it is a material produced as a “result” of the very act of living organisms.
As a craftsman, I would like to take a stance in my work that does not disregard the individuality of these materials, but rather, makes the most of these differences.

Golden Mean

For me, Beauty is about not going to extremes.
For example, precision and accuracy contribute to the value of an instrument, but if they are taken too far, the warmth and leeway of the instrument will be lost. The opposite is also true.
The instrument I am aiming for is one that is at once warm and cool at the same time, one that is at once simple and refined. It is a beauty that embraces both of these seemingly opposing elements.

To be rich is to have a variety of things living together in harmony. I hope to express such richness of the Golden Mean in my instruments.

Profile

Rin Hayase

1983年埼玉県飯能市生まれ

彫刻家の親のいる環境で、幼い頃から物作りに興味を持つ。特に身の回りの音の出る物に関心を寄せる。 中学生のころにギターを弾き始める。

2002年

琉球大学で哲学を学ぶ。沖縄音楽（歌三線）を習う。

2008年

埼玉県入間市の「弦奏工房」にて、アコースティックギターを一本製作する。

2009年

長野県上田市にある「ＳＵＭＩ工房」の鷲見英一氏に師事。

2016年

大分県竹田市に移住し、民家の納屋を改装し「早瀬ギター工房」を開設。

Born in 1983 in Hanno City, Saitama Prefecture. With a father who is a sculptor and a mother who is a painter, he has been interested in making things since he was a child. He is especially interested in things around him that make sounds. In junior high school, he started playing the guitar.
After studying philosophy at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, he decided to become a guitar maker after making an acoustic guitar at “Gensou Kobo” near his parents' house. The following year, he became an apprentice of Eiichi Sumi at SUMI Kobo in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture.
In 2016, he moved to Takeda City, Oita Prefecture, and opened “Rin Hayase Guitars” in a renovated barn of a private house.