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Bespoke Luthiers
 John
Le Voi Guitars
John is a Luthier based in the UK specialising in custom-built fine quality gypsy jazz
guitars - Established in 1970
(Paul) - he made me
a wonderful guitar some years back and is a superb Luthier with whom I still
keep in touch. I retain a great deal of respect for his work, having owned
or played guitars from most of the other serious instrument makers over the
years.
John regularly shows his guitars at the
Samois Sur Seine Festival, France
and at the Gossington
Festival in the UK
THE WORKSHOP, WEST STREET, ALFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE,
LN13
9EZ, UK
TELEPHONE +44 (0)1507 463341
 Godefroy
Maruejouls Guitars
R
J Aylward Guitars
Powell Guitars-
38 Hillary Road
Newton, Cheshire
SK14 4EA
I build mostly
steel string "fingerstyle" guitars with the odd strange order for
cittern's and mandola's. All hand made with the best woods I can
get, mainly from America, I have trouble getting the quality over
here. My guitars are not Martin copies like 95% of the steel string
guitar market. I have done a lot of research and experimenting and
ended up with my own bracing pattern and a consistent guitar sound
which people are starting to like and appreciate.
I exhibited for the first time at the Cheltenham Guitar Festival in
September this year and saw Paul perform with another guitarist and
a bass player. I didn't manage to get the names of the other two
players or to ask Paul if he had any recordings. On the Sunday I had
more time in the morning to look at the other festival exhibitors
and came across the Manouche guitar stand. It was there I got Paul's
name and I have only just got around to an internet search.
I did manage to see Martin Taylor back Stephan Grappelli many years
ago in Southport and the memory lingers.
I do play guitar mainly contemporary type bordering on American folk
style, but I have always loved the Django style and do have
some CD's of the Hot Club of France. So I am really looking forward
to hearing Paul's CD 'Duets for Django' . I have seen a few guitarist over the years but
Paul has the feel and he is a very clean player not like some who go
for speed and maximum number of notes per second!!
- Ken Powell
David
J Hodson Guitars
It is with great sadness that we
learned that UK Luthier David Hodson has passed away. Our
deepest condolences and thoughts are with his family.
David Austin Guitars
Longwick, Bucks 01844 347162
David Austin hand makes acoustic guitars.
After training at the Totnes School of Guitar Making David now has his own
workshop. Commissions can be undertaken to achieve the style and tone that the
guitarist requires. The design of the guitar is flexible; either an existing
Austin design tailored to your requirements, a guitar based on an unavailable
older model from plans or a completely new design. Please feel free to ask any
questions or discuss your requirements and ideas with David at
davidaustinguitars@yahoo.co.uk.
Doug Kyle
Gypsy Jazz, and Arch-Top Jazz Guitars.
Fursdon
Moretonhampstead
Devon TQ13 8QT
England
Shelley D Park Guitars
Shelley’s craftsmanship and deep appreciation for
the subtleties and qualities of fine wood, combined with her affinity for
acoustic music led her naturally to a career in lutherie. Her love of the music
of Django Reinhardt further focused her lutherie skills, constructing guitars
based on the original designs of Mario Maccaferri and the Selmer Co of France.
Shelley D. Park has now been building fine guitars in Vancouver British Columbia
since 1991.
Royal
Jazz Guitars
Roy Eneas, as well as being an
Artist, Illustrator, Cartoonist and Musician, has been a Luthier of fine guitars
for more than 20 years, building Classical, Folk and Jazz guitars on the South
Coast of England. Roy was taught most of his woodworking skills and the
pleasure of working with wood, from a young age, by his father Dennis, who was a
cabinet and furniture maker until his retirement. In the last few years
Roy has concentrated exclusively on building Jazz Guitars in the style of the
original Selmers built between 1932 - 1952. Roy's Royal Gypsy Jazz Guitars
have been well received by many of today's players of this unique style of
music.
www.royaljazzguitars.co.uk
Chris Eccleshall
a maker of Selmer/Maccaferri Guitars.
Chris has been a full time Professional instrument maker since the mid 60's.
Starting as an apprentice and later became a full time Violin Maker.
During the 70's he did a lot of work for Louis Gallo including making 8
Maccaferri Guitars from original parts that Louis acquired from the old
Selmer Factory. He also met Mario Maccaferri at this time who checked
out the Instruments and gave his full approval. He also gave
permission to make new Guitars using his designs. Chris called this
range 'The Paris Jazz Guitar' an exact
replica of the 'Speciale' alongside a
whole plethora of other formats he continues to make to this day.
Email,
http://www.eccleshallguitars.co.uk/
http://harmsworthandwillis.co.uk/
Killy Nonis Guitars
D Soundhole by Steve
Searing of Reading
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PAUL
VERNON CHESTER