Category - North East

Nigel started his instrument making career at age 17 with and apprenticeship with well regarded luthier Stefan Sobell. He worked for Stefan until January 1990, and then returned two years later and...

Please phone to arrange a visit to the workshop to discuss your requirements. Oakwood is Martyn Banks and Gordon Hewson. Martyn trained as a designer. His final year project, on the hurdy-gurdy, led...

In 1979 Peter moved from London up to West Yorkshire and started making guitars in his spare time. Having secured a place at West Dean Musical Instrument Workshop in Sussex Peter’s dream to become a...

Pickard Acoustics offers a wide range of handbuilt steel-strung guitars, mandolin family instruments, banjos and Nylgut®-strung ukuleles. Each instrument is built employing a variety of tone-woods...

PR Guitars is run by luthier Paul Richardson. With already over 25 years of world class musical instrument making behind him Paul has introduced his own range of electric guitars. Using personally...

Marks love of classical music led to a fascination with traditional music played on the fiddle and mandolin among others. Mark has always aspired to own high quality instruments and used his joinery...

Fraser studied Musical Instrument Technology at Leeds College of Music for three years, and gained a BTEC National Diploma in 2003 and a BTEC Higher National Certificate in 2004. During this time he...

James Lister’s principal aim as a classical guitar maker is to build instruments that are sensitive to the touch, allowing the player to express their own musicality, and not be dominated by the...