Luis Leguía’s extensive career as a cellist led him to a critical realization: he had never encountered a cello that could project adequately over an orchestra or a grand piano.
Inspired to create his ideal instrument, Leguía embarked on a unique journey.
Struck with the realization that he could create his ideal cello, he constructed three prototypes by hand in his basement, the first with fiberglass and the other two with carbon fiber.
After five years of experimenting, he approached carbon fiber expert Steve Clark, head of Rhode Island's Vanguard Sailboats, to form the company "Luis and Clark" in 2000.
They are designed to be held closer to the body, a result of less material used in the instruments' creation.