This is an insight into my instrument making workshop. Guitars, mandolins and other fretted instruments, built to the highest standards by hand. Remember “SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LUTHIER”
Labels: Handmade mandolin
posted by Gary Nava, Luthier at 6:03 PM
Hi, I’m Gary Nava, luthier. I make guitars, mandolins and other fretted instruments entirely by myself and by hand. I am now based in the Cambridgeshire/Norfolk Fens, after a move from Twickenham, West London. I made my first guitar when I was 14 and then went on to study instrument making at the London College of Furniture, during the 1970’s. I’ve been making them ever since!
Links of general interest, friends etc.
Phil Hare guitarist extraordinaire!
Emando- The Electric Mandolin Resource
Mandolin.org.uk-Resources for mandolin players (UK)
Joe Hicks; guitar teacher and session musician
Muse: the best rock band in the world!
Raymond Burley: Classical Guitarist
Mandolin Jack Flatt: home grown Americana music
Whirligig, Norfolk Ceilidh Band
CustomMade- beautiful artisan products from US
Jazzmando.com "Playing better mandolin"
Mandolin Cafe- everything mandolin
Wood with strings- Guitar making down under
Fine woodworking
UnpluggedShop.com Therapeutic Woodworking
Below are links to suppliers whose service has been exemplary over the years and I feel deserve support and success!
Touchstone Tonewoods : all luthier supplies, UK company.
String Buster: guitar and mandolin strings at low prices
Axminster Power Tools: all tools and supplies
Stewart MacDonald: all luthier supplies
Probably the best guitar tuners in the world (and they’re made in the UK!)
Robson Tuners
Probably the best mandolin tuners in the world.
Alessi Tuners
Some great quality tonewood
Prime Timbers
Bone nuts, saddles and inlay material
Pietra Dura etc.
The best acoustic pick-ups available
Headway
2 Comments:
Gary, I can't imagine how you accurately cut the channel for the oval rosette - it looks wonderful! Is there an earlier post that reveals the secret?
Beautiful work, Gary!
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