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Craig Anderson builds master grade guitars using the finest selection of woods and hardware. Every guitar is made with attention to detail and design. Craig Anderson Guitars are available in 6 and 12 string models.
Craig's work has been featured on Vermont Public Radio. His guitars can be found from California to Maine. Craig, in collaboration with Emmett Chapman, built the body for the first two acoustic "Chapman Sticks." Craig, the musician, is currently part of a trio that performs in and around Burlington, Vermont. He has also recorded on numerous CDs.
Australian made, Christopher Melville Custom Handmade Acoustic Guitars are instruments of the highest quality and are crafted to the precise requirements of each individual client.
People have often asked what made me start making guitars. The answer that springs to mind is connected to my upbringing. I loved playing the instrument but couldn’t afford a good one. So in 1988 I decided to have a go at making my own. As a child I had pretty much grown up in my Grandfather’s workshop, which was full of all kinds of wonderful and mysterious tools that he used to build or fix all kinds of things. Some people have begun playing an instrument at age 7. Me, I was building things! It was from him that I learned that if you couldn’t afford to buy it, then build it yourself, as he had built nearly every item of machinery in his workshop! I remember spending hours just playing with bits of wood & metal that my grandfather would help me fashion into a boat or plane etc. He was, you could say, my first mentor ...
To make a distinctive guitar! One that looks good and more importantly plays and sounds great. A unique guitar that is hand made using quality hardware, great pickups and good tone wood. A guitar that gets better with age. Most of all a guitar that is affordable to everyone who wants to own and play a great guitar!
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I built my first guitar in 1986. I didn't have the money to buy a good guitar but that's what I wanted so I improvised and made one for myself. The project worked out well and I got just what I was looking for along with something I wasn't expecting. I wasn't expecting to become addicted to building guitars.
I began to build and re-build all kinds of guitars. I tried everything from using different woods and scale lengths to custom electronics and finishes. At one point I even had a guitar with over 100 different pickup switching options. I learned a lot about what makes a good guitar and how to go about building one.
After building more guitars than I knew what to do with for myself, I realized that the guitars that I was building were playing just as well and sounding better than the expensive "name brand" guitars my friends were playing. More importantly, I was building them for a lot less money than they were paying for theirs!