Ordering
Guitar Models
Each model is available with either 12 or 14 frets to the body. Standard scale length is 647.7mm (25.5") though other scale lengths may be requested. I prefer to build guitars with a wider string spacing and fingerboard, more suited to fingerstyle guitar playing, but this can be adjusted to your needs.
Each guitar has a French Polished Shellac finish and comes with a Hiscox Standard hard case.
Base price for all models is £4,500
Slope Shoulder Dreadnought
Body Length 533mm (21")
Width at Lower Bout 397mm (15.6")
OM
Body Length 492mm (19.4")
Width at Lower Bout 380mm (15")
000
Body Length 510mm (20")
Width at Lower Bout 372mm (14.6")
Wood Choices
I choose woods based on a combination of their tonal properties and their aesthetic qualities, striving to create an instrument that is beautifully designed and sonically rich.
My choices of woods for the back and sides can range from tropical hardwoods traditionally used in guitar building, such as various rosewood and mahogany species to fruitwoods and other more sustainable local woods from the UK and the rest of Europe.
Necks are typically either an African or South American Mahogany.
I mostly use European spruce for soundboards but occaisionally will use Sitka, Engelmann or Adirondack.
I try to incorporate reclaimed timber when possible, for instance, old mahogany from antique furniture.
All inlays and bindings are individually chosen or built from scratch for each instrument to compliment the overall design.
If you have any specific woods or inlays in mind for you instrument then I would be happy to discuss them.
I follow changes to the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Lists and adjust my wood choices accordingly.
Hardware and Extras
I use Schaller Grandtune Machine Heads.
Pickups may be requested at extra cost.
I am happy to discuss any other special requests.
How To Order
Either contact me through the forms below and elsewhere on the webiste, send me a direct email or give me a call. Then we can discuss what you are after and go from there.
Deposit and Payment
Before starting a build I require a payment of 1/3 of the total price. This will be put towards materials as well as securing a spot in the build queue.
A second payment half way through the build will then be required.
The final payment will be made once the guitar is ready to ship/be collected.
Further details on the payment process will be discussed as necessary. Payments can be broken down into smaller increments if needed.
Build Time
The total build time for a guitar is a roughly 240 hours of work. This does not factor in drying times for glues and finishes which bumps the time up. Construction is also done around other work, such as repairs, and is dependant on your place in the build queue.
I will contact you throughout the process to update you with the progress of the build.
Warranty
Instruments are subject to a limited lifetime warranty.
Included in this are free setups for as long as the original owner has the instrument.
This does not cover:
- Alterations to the instrument.
- Damage caused due to neglect, abuse or improper handling
- Damage caused by extremes of temperature or humidity or not storing the instrument correctly.