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Nick Benjamin steelstring acoustic guitar maker, Lewes, UK.
Unlike the majority of 'handmade' guitars my instruments are genuinely made in small numbers, by hand, each unique and the majority built to order with a full consultation, to meet the customer's exact requirements for tone and feel. I work alone in a small workshop in the center of Lewes, a beautiful historic town in the southeast of England. Lewes is unusual in the world of guitar making in that a small 'community' of makers exists here; each working separately but supporting one another and sharing ideas ...
Unlike the majority of 'handmade' guitars my instruments are genuinely made in small numbers, by hand, each unique and the majority built to order with a full consultation, to meet the customer's exact requirements for tone and feel. I work alone in a small workshop in the center of Lewes, a beautiful historic town in the southeast of England. Lewes is unusual in the world of guitar making in that a small 'community' of makers exists here; each working separately but supporting one another and sharing ideas ...
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