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Hand made Bouzoukis, Citterns, Mandolas and Mandolins Thanks for visiting my web site. I have been making acoustic stringed instruments such as Bouzoukis since 1985 after training for a career in Design at Bristol Polytechnic in the early eighties. The career in Design never really materialised and after I left college I started making and repairing the odd instrument, mainly solid body electric and acoustic guitars for local musicians, but it wasn’t until I started to get involved in traditional Irish music at the sessions in Birmingham that my connection with the Bouzouki family of instruments started. The first Irish Bouzouki I made was for Ivan Miletich of the now sadly lost band Long Acre from Birmingham. He still plays that same instrument today, albeit with the benefit of a few re-frets and services. I now have my workshop here in the grounds of our cottage in Somerset which I share with my wife Annie and Ruby our dog. I concentrate most of my production on the Mandolin family of instruments, primarily Bouzoukis, Mandolins, Mandolas, and Citterns, and I work alone. This way I can control the whole process from start to finish. As everything I make is hand built to order I don’t carry stocks of any instruments, although I will usually have a couple of instruments at various stages of construction available for people to see. Just give me a call or email to arrange a visit. So much can come out of a few conversations with a client, and I find the initial stages of the relationship essential for developing the brief for the instrument. Now you’ve found your way here, I’d really appreciate your thoughts about my site. How did you get here, did someone tell you about my instruments, did you see one in a pub or on stage somewhere, do you have one already and would like another? |
