The invention relates to an axial compressor stator for a gas turbine, the stator having a rigid, external, annular frame and axially juxtaposed rings configured within the frame and bearing annuli of stationary vanes. The rings are defined by arcuate segments affixed to the frame. The inside walls of the arcuate segments externally define the aerodynamic conduit for the compressed gaseous fluid. The arcuate segments are brazed segments that include a honeycomb component sandwiched between an inner sheetmetal bounding the aerodynamic conduit and an outer sheetmetal. The outer sheetmetal solely connects the arcuate segments to the frame.