Indeed, Guest, I believe that he is, but the articles I have found on his work do not seem encouraging, if what one is seeking is the sort of guitar that we would aspire to in the UK or USA. There are I think two guitar makers in Kinshasa but there are two or three potential problems with going to either. First one could easily be writing a blank cheque, and second there are considerable risks in getting around in Kinshasa without ones own car and an armed guard. Third there is the apparently usual lack of urgency in the DRC. My ex has been trying for some months to find a vet to spay two kittens that she has rescued - but apart from one totally astronomical estimate responses to enquiries simply do not happen.