No 21, spruce and English Cherry, 2009
The very first post I made in this blog featured a guitar made from English cherry. Doc Rossi has just posted a video where he plays this guitar. Sounding even better than I remember.
Tenor guitar refret
I’d barely heard of the tenor guitar until my old friend Mike, aka Will Fly, asked me to make him one back in 2009. 7 years later it came back for a refret. I think …
Blue Shed Exhibition 2016
This year at The Blue Shed I have five different steel strung guitars including a 12 string, a parlour guitar and this long scale 6 string. It’s currently strung as a baritone tuned to B. …
Baritone Cittern Audio Clip
This is a brief audio clip from a forthcoming CD of Greek and Corsican music by Doc Rossi. I conceived this instrument to be tuned with the bottom course a low C, like a cello. …
The Good Blonde
My old friend Doc Rossi has posted a Facebook album of photos of a guitar I made over 25 years ago. Recently I visited Doc in Alsace and had the chance to see and play …
Blueshed Exhibition May 2015
This year I have 2 guitars for sale: Model ‘O’ parlour guitar in rosewood and bear-claw sitka, extremely light, currently strung with 010 gauge strings Model ‘G’, cherry and sitka, scoop cutaway, experimental bracing pattern. …
The Twagger Band at The Old Meeting House
On Friday 15th May 2015 The Twagger Band are playing at The Old Meeting House, The Twitten, Ditchling, BN6 8UJ. Starts at 7:30, £6 on the door, including a glass of wine! We’re not robbing …
The Scoop
I’ve long been an admirer of Nick Benjamin’s Scoop semi cutaway. When I was asked if I could make one I went and discussed it with Nick who not only was happy for me to …
Long Scale 12 string
Long scale – 688mm, 1 fret longer than standard 650mm scale. Tunes to D. English cherry – I’ve nearly got to the end of it now, I’ve really loved that wood Sitka spruce front , …
Blackbird
I was commissioned to build this as a 21st birthday present. “Blackbird singing in the dead of night” inlay in pearl, abalone and brass. A tribute to the enduring power of a Beatles song – …