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Handmade acoustic guitars
Forty-two guitars a year, one pair of hands each.
Every guitar is built and set up by hand, one at a time, from carefully chosen solid woods — and it comes with a build sheet that tells you exactly what you are holding.
- Instruments a year
- 42, and not one more
- Timber drying
- 4 years minimum
- Build time each
- 11 to 16 weeks
- Hands per guitar
- One, start to finish
The workshop
A good guitar starts with good wood, and the patience to let it settle.
We build a fixed number of instruments each year because good guitars cannot be hurried. Every one is shaped, checked and adjusted by hand at each stage of the build.
Our timber is stored and dried for years before it is used. Each part is shaped by hand and assembled with care, and every finished guitar is played, checked and set up again before it leaves the workshop.
42
Instruments a year
A fixed schedule and no shortcuts. The number has stayed the same for years.
4 yrs
Minimum timber drying
Wood rests in the loft until it is fully stable before it is ever used.
6 wks
Finish curing
A thin traditional finish is left to harden slowly so the guitar can vibrate freely.
50
Setup checkpoints
Playability is checked point by point before an instrument ships.
On the bench
Instruments ready to leave
Finished guitars available right now, each one checked, set up and ready to play.
Dreadnought
$8,600 $7,900
Build sheet
Cascade D-28 Madagascar
Adirondack Spruce Dreadnought 25.4″ scale
How one gets built
Eleven to sixteen weeks, in the same pair of hands
No production line and no outsourcing. The same builder follows each guitar from the first cut to the final polish.
- 01Choosing the wood
Well-dried timber is selected, matched and brought down to just the right thickness for the instrument.
- 02Shaping the soundboard
The braces inside the top are shaped by hand until the soundboard responds exactly the way we want.
- 03Neck and fitting
The neck is carved by hand and carefully fitted to the body for a comfortable, stable joint.
- 04Finish and setup
Several thin coats of finish, weeks of slow curing, then a full setup before the guitar is ready.
Buying from a workshop
Every order comes with the same care as the build
Everything we sell goes out the door the way we would want to receive it ourselves — and we stand behind it long after it arrives.
- 01Checked before dispatch
Every item is inspected and set up by the person who made it before it is packed.
- 02Insured delivery
Careful packing and fully insured, signature-on-delivery shipping, door to door.
- 03Fourteen days to decide
If it is not right for you, send it back within two weeks for a full refund.
- 04Support for life
Advice, care and servicing for as long as you own it — just get in touch.
From the bench
Notes, measurements and second thoughts
What we have learned about choosing, playing and looking after a solid-wood instrument.
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Tell us what you want to hear.
Custom order slots open twice a year. Tell us about the music you play and we will talk through the options together before the build begins.