brands
The makers.
Quarrata, Toscana
Guitars carved from Chianti barrels.
Fabrizio Paoletti’s family made Chianti in the Tuscan hills. In the chestnut of their old wine barrels he found a wood with a sustain all its own, and for more than fifteen years it has been the heart of every Paoletti. One small team in Quarrata builds each guitar by hand, from the body to the pickups.
The wood Chestnut from old Chianti barrels, first used for electric guitars by Fabrizio Paoletti.
Made in-house Bodies, necks, hand-wound pickups and brass hardware, all made in Quarrata. Almost plastic-free.
Collected Auctioned at Christie’s and Julien’s. One reached €110,000 in Monaco in 2026.
Paoletti’s artists include Bruce Springsteen, Brian May, Richie Sambora, Mark Knopfler and Joe Perry.
Romano d’Ezzelino, Veneto
From the makers of supercar parts.
Techra is the music brand of Tecnoplast, the Bordignon family’s company in the Veneto, which molds high-performance parts for Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren. Since 2009 the same know-how has gone into drumsticks, molded from carbon fiber in a process of their own.
The material Carbon fibers first developed for aerospace, some from renewable sources.
The Black Diamond Patented in 2021. Ten times the life of hickory, matched in pairs.
Made in Italy Designed and manufactured entirely in Italy.
Techra’s artists include Virgil Donati, Mel Gaynor, Jonathan Mover and Carlton “Santa” Davis.
instruments
The catalog.
Paoletti guitars and basses, Techra drumsticks, and accessories from both makers.
