by Charlotte Beck | Jan 16, 2023 | Instrument Makers
ANDREW TATNELL MANDOLINS Mandolins, mandolas, octave mandolins and Irish bouzoukis with carved soundboards and backs. These are hand-made instruments built just two at a time in a dedicated Canberra workshop. They are mainly made with ethically sourced Australian...
by Charlotte Beck | Jan 16, 2023 | Instrument Makers
BROOKWOOD CIGAR BOX GUITARS There is one rule for cigar box guitars and that is: ‘There ain’t no rules… So you build ’em how you like, string ’em how you like and play ’em how you like’. At Brookwood Guitars, we try and use...
by Charlotte Beck | Jan 13, 2023 | Instrument Makers
DEMASSON Nara Demasson is an instrument maker based in Newbury, Victoria, designing and building banjos, guitars, tambourines and other stringed instruments. BOOK TICKETS 2023...
by Charlotte Beck | Jan 16, 2023 | Instrument Makers
HYDE AND CLAY Tarek Sawires, Egyptian born percussionist, migrated to Australia in 1983. He pursued his musical career while majoring in ceramics and sculpture at Sydney College of the Arts. During this time at the college he explored the idea of drums and sound and...
by Charlotte Beck | Jan 13, 2023 | Instrument Makers
OCTIGAN GUITARS Roderick Octigan’s workshop is based in Melbourne, Australia. Each instrument he creates is designed, crafted and finished entirely by his hand with absolute attention to detail. Using sustainably sourced native Australian, and select imported woods,...
by Charlotte Beck | Jan 13, 2023 | Instrument Makers
PETER COOMBE MANDOLINS Peter Coombe is based in Bega NSW, and has been making instruments of the mandolin family since 1994 and guitars since 2010. Many of his instruments of the mandolin family and guitars have been exported to North America and to Europe. He uses...
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