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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Rob Martino

Rob is more known for his work with the wonderfully interesting instrument the 'Chapman Stick'. Which is a very technical multi stringed ...

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...

Corey Dodds

Corey is a very talented young musician (only 18), he owns a wonderful Classical Guitar I made, using some very unique woods. Zebrano...

Fraser Fulton

Fraser Fulton - a long time friend of mine and brilliant guitar player. He actually owns one of the first guitars I made, it was the...