Homepage of one of the UK's leading classical and flamenco guitarbuilders:
Colin Morison.
Colin's guitars produce a sound familiar to the renowned Spanish guitars giving excellent projection, balance and separation while retaining warmth and depth ...
All work undertaken in building the guitars is done by Colin himself . This includes design and manufacture of rosettes and purfling, application of varnish, installing and set-up of frets to name a few of the processes which require expert skill to produce quality instruments ...
Colin designs and builds each rosette himself, using wood veneer to make each component. Purflings within the perimeter of the guitar are made to match the desgin of the rosette.
Custom options available on request.
Shelley D. Park has been building guitars in Vancouver, British Columbia since 1991. Her love of the music of Django Reinhardt has led her to focus her skills on constructing guitars based on the designs of Mario Maccaferri and the Selmer Company of France. Shelley's gypsy jazz guitars embody the classic sound and design of the original instruments while reflecting a contemporary approach to lutherie.
James L. Mapson is a premier Southern California builder of fine archtop guitars. Instruments are built in small batches to control quality to the highest standards.
Various tonewoods are aged on site, including AA, AAA, and Master grade Maple and Spruce from both domestic and European sources. Each instrument is hand carved and tap response optimized to bring out the best balance of tone and projection possible.
Appointments can vary to suit the customer's requirements. Each design is first created in CAD, to provide a dimensioned print and a rendering for customer approval prior to production. Accurate tooling and forms are then produced to aid in the production of the instruments, insuring faithful execution of each design ...
Paul Fischer, maker of fine classical guitars:
Fine instruments are a pleasure to play, a joy to behold….. there can be few appreciating assets which can give such pleasure both for the present and for future generations.
Beginning his instrument making career in 1956, Paul Fischer has remained true to his art and is now the most famous British living classical guitar maker. He is widely acknowledged throughout the world as one of the finest exponents of the craft of the luthier. Born on the Isle of Man but brought up in the city of Oxford, it was here that he began his career under the tutelage of the renowned harpsichord maker Robert Goble, making instruments within the finest European tradition. Further study at the Oxford College of Art and Technology completed his training. Making harpsichords, spinets and clavichords gave him an added perspective and fresh thoughts on the quality of craftsmanship and value of the history of instrument making ...
The Guitar Specialist Inc.: Guitar Repair & Restoration. Masterful lutherie services for all fretted instruments Guitar and Bass repair and restoration clients like John Scofield, Joe Beck and John Abercrombie ...
a full service guitar repair and restoration facility located in South Salem, New York.
The term guitar repair would be an inaccurate euphemism for what we do. Basically if it's got frets, we work on it. Our facility can take care of all of your instrument needs, whether you play acoustic or electric guitar, bass, lute, banjo, mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, cittern, balalaika ...
Carefully designed and crafted custom made acoustic guitars are offered by Canadian luthier Philip Ramer of Boreal Guitars, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Our custom made acoustic guitars are hand built to your individual specifications. As a starting point, we offer a line of acoustic guitars from which we create custom made guitars for our clients. All acoustic guitars in the Boreal Guitars line feature Sitka Spruce soundboards, Honduran Mahogany back and sides, and Indian Rosewood fingerboards and bridges. You may add features, from custom inlay work to unique wood choices, to match your individual playing style and taste ...
Boreal Guitars are custom built with the finest woods available. Almost any combination of wood is available; from the most exotic imports to domestic hardwoods and softwoods. We help you select the best wood available for your custom made guitar's bindings. Careful wood selection can enhance your custom acoustic guitar's sound and appearance ...