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Stories
Here is a selection of tales from the workshop related to guitar making & repairs
You can also find the stories of some of the brilliant & talented people who own and play my guitars
Two New 650 Scale Concert Classical Guitars in Construction + Guitar festival/exhibitions
2025 has been a busy one so far! Repair work is just constantly rolling in, which is great. While I am repairing all sorts of...
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1980 Martin D12-28, 12 String Acoustic Guitar - For Sale - £2600
Excited to have this one in! The Martin D12-28 12 string Acoustic Guitar is the 12 string version of the famous D28. The D28 is one of...
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1959 Hofner Committee - For Sale - Was: £1400, Now £1250!
Do these guitars even need a description? This is an excellent example of why these guitars are one of the icons of the Hofner range. ...
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Salvador Ibanez 'Romantic' Classical Guitar (Circa 1898-1906) Restoration (Part 1)
This is a very interesting guitar that I chanced upon! For those who don't know, Salvador Ibanez was a Spanish Luthier (1854-1920). He...
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Levin 1973 W-36 - Rare Acoustic Guitar For Sale - £850 - Sold
Levin W-36 Circa 1973 (exact date unknown as no serial number or label) This is a rather rare guitar from Levin, with the unique...
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Arnold Hoyer 1955 (circa) Mandriola For Sale - £480 - Sold
Arnold Hoyer 1955 (circa) Mandriola For Sale
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'Hudson Guitar Co' Mandolin For Sale - £300 (Sold)
This instrument appears to be a bit of a anomaly... I contacted the company, which appears to have changed hands since this instrument...
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Slotting Fretboards
Here is a little makers tricks post: Cutting fret slots on fretboards is a painstaking process, one that you need to be incredibly...
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Classical Guitar Retreat 2024 Competition Winner - Eugen Treichel
What a privilege it was to be involved in this years Classical Guitar Retreat, a massive thank you to Matthew McAllister for including...
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Pickguard Off Gassing... Full refurb on this 1970s Ibanez Howard Roberts
Off gassing is an interesting thing that can happen to old Celluloid plastic, which was commonly used for pickguards/binding/heel caps...
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New custom order! Nylon version of my Parlour, 640mm Scale length
I love when customers come to me with an idea in mind, and then work within the models I offer and are open to my ideas too. My customer...
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New Guitar Project - Student Classical Guitar Model
I had a bit of a break last Month, I say a break... it wasn't really. Me and my wife welcomed our new born Son into the world! Rory...
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Headstock break on a Gibson Les Paul (For Barry McKenna from Twin Atlantic)
This yellow beast of a guitar belongs to Barry McKenna, from the Scottish rock band Twin Atlantic. Well gigged and road worn! (I was...
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The Competition 'MBG-CC50' Guitar!
The competition guitar that a lucky player will win is finished! (Photos bellow) Here it is, sporting a European Spruce top, Indian...
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The New 640mm Scale Concert Classical (MBG - CC40) is now available!
When I moved into my new workshop (Oct/Nov 2023), I decided that I would need to build a guitar to check everything was in place and that...
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Vintage 1927 Martin Taropatch (8 String Uke) Bridge Repair. (For Sale too!) - Now Sold!
Have you heard of a Taropatch? I certainly hadn't... said to have evolved from the Portugese instrument Rajão. First produced in Hawaii...
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New 640mm Scale Classical guitar in development 'MBG-CC40'
I am working on a new Classical model, this is going to have a 640mm Scale length. I had noted a few makers have started offering this as...
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Classical Guitar Retreat, Competition and Interview with Matthew McAllister
The brilliant Scottish Classical Guitarist Matthew McAllister (lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow), who runs the Classical...
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Rob Martino
Rob is more known for his work with the wonderfully interesting instrument the 'Chapman Stick'. Which is a very technical multi stringed ...
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Brian Nicholson
Brian is well known in the Scottish, Shetland and international folk scene, he is originally from the Shetland isles but has now settled...
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