Posts in category: Custom-built Master Guitars

How to judge the best custom classical guitar makers by tone, build philosophy, responsiveness, woods, and long-term musical fit.

Learn how to commission a custom guitar with confidence, from defining tone and feel to choosing woods, design, and the right luthier.

Custom guitar versus factory guitar – compare tone, feel, materials, and longevity to choose the instrument that truly serves your music.

Learn the difference between classical and flamenco guitar, from sound and build to playability, technique, and how to choose the right one.

What defines an heirloom quality acoustic guitar? Learn how woods, voicing, build precision, and aging shape a guitar worth keeping for life.

A custom guitar consultation clarifies tone, feel, woods, and design so your instrument reflects your technique, repertoire, and artistic voice.

The great Al di Meola can be seen here playing “La Porta”, a flamenco guitar that I custom built for him. This is live at Berklee Valencia Campus. What a great performance! Some background to the design of this guitar: “La Porta” is a guitar s ...

It takes countless hours of dedicated craftsmanship and 40 years of experience to create a bespoke build Scharpach master guitar. The prices for Scharpach acoustic guitars start at 9,645 euros for classical models and at 16,800 euros for Archtop gui ...

Wabi-sabi offers a refuge from the modern world’s obsession with perfection, and accepts imperfections as all the more meaningful – and, each in their own way, beautiful. Today it encapsulates a more relaxed acceptance of transience, nature and m ...

Quotes collected from Facebook about my work: I'm a professional roots musician from the UK. I've heard about the Vienna Apex and when I saw it, I almost died. It's beautiful. Subject: the Vienna guitarI always knew that one day I would find M ...