Workshop Sessions has been something I have been wanting to do for a while, essentially the idea is I get musicians, songwriters, guitarists, artists in to play a tune or 2 on one of my guitars. I then film and record the wee session and then post the video on socials. That is it really. I acquired some recording kit 2nd hand, pretty good kit. I have a good camera already. So It is live, my YouTube channel now has 'Workshop Sessions' as a playlist and I have some videos up a

Wood is obviously the most important part of the guitar, it is the wood that shapes the sound. Commonly we refer to the wood used for musical instruments as 'Tonewood', essentially it is just wood that we perceive to have good tonal properties. There is lots of debate as to what is the most important part of the guitar, I believe the top is the main driver and the back/sides help to ascent the tone, with the top doing a good 90% of the work. I don't think the neck plays a cru

Here is a collection of rosettes that I have made, this is a fun way to express a bit of creativity/custom tweeks on the guitar. I favour...

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...

Here is a little makers tricks post: Cutting fret slots on fretboards is a painstaking process, one that you need to be incredibly...

What a privilege it was to be involved in this years Classical Guitar Retreat, a massive thank you to Matthew McAllister for including...

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...

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...

The competition guitar that a lucky player will win is finished! (Photos bellow) Here it is, sporting a European Spruce top, Indian...

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...

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...

The brilliant Scottish Classical Guitarist Matthew McAllister (lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow), who runs the Classical...

When building my guitars I essentially put together a kit. I get the top and back cut. glued up, cut out and braced. The top obviously...

Latest custom guitar order, steelstring cutaway with a Redwood top & Indian rosewood back and sides.