Full size concert classical guitar in rosewood and cedar with ebony fingerboard, pearl inlay and slant check purflings

Full sized concert classical, Brazilian rosewood back and sides with Engelmann spruce top.

Headstock detail. Cuban cedar faced with Brazilian rosewood, white/black/white insert with steeped maple laminates (also b/w/b).

Detail of purflings, bindings and rosette of full sized concert classical.

Detail of slant check purflings, bindings and rosette in cedar topped classical

Detail of ebony heel and cap and mitred purflings.

Full sized concert classical in cypress with European spruce top. Nine strand purflings in black/white with rosewood bindings.

Full sized concert classical, cypress back and sides, European spruce top, ebony fingerboard and headstock face.

Bridge detail. Shaped to match headstock design. Ebony with bone faced tieblock inlaid with mother of pearl and black/white/black maple purfling.

Head, neck and heel of full sized concert classical in Brazilian rosewood and Engelmann spruce.

Ebony bridge for cedar top classical. Saddle compensation at third string to improve intonation. Tie block inlaid with mother of pearl/ebony.

Detail of lute soundhole carved on solid into 2mm thick spruce.

Apalacian dulcimer front with lacewood back and sides,Honduras mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard and boxwood bindings.

Dulcimer back, lacewood with hand made slant check purflings created as herringbone for centre strip.

Mediaeval fiddle front based on carvings in the Portico de la Gloria at the entrance to the cathedral of Compostela in Santiago, Northern Spain.

Detail of back of mediaeval fiddle in zebrano. Overall dimensions 585mm (length), 220mm (lower bout), 50mm (body depth).

Mediaeval fiddle featured earlier. Geometric design based on series of adjoining circles in proportion to each other.

Rear view of full sized concert classical in cypress(back and sides) with European spruce top.

Detail of nickle silver tuning heads with ebony buttons fitted to cedar top classical.

Rear view of full sized concert classical with Brazilian rosewood back and sides.

Torres classical based on smaller 'salon' guitar dimensions. Body depth at heel 72.5mm and at end block 79mm.

Detail of rosette and purflings/bindings fitted to Torres salon guitar. Rosette 94mm/140mm offering optimum sound projection from arched bahia back.

Detail of pearl inlay in headstock of cedar topped classical. Ebony faced Cuban cedar head and neck.

Spruce topped maple acoustic with slotted peghead based on Martin design.

Ramirez plantilla, body depth 105mm at heel and 116mm at end block. Schaller machines (Hauser pattern), Cuban cedar neck and ebony fingerboard. Made in 2002.

Engelmann spruce top with Brazilian rosewood back and sides. Bindings in maple, slant check purflings hand made from from triple A grade veneers. Made in 1996.

Slant check purflings hand made and mitred, made from steeped maple. Date of construction 1996.

Cuban cedar neck and ebony fingerboard/headstock facing.

Ramirez plantilla, body depth 86mm at heel and 92mm at end block. Shaped ebony bridge to match headstock design. Honduras mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard. Made in 1999.

Depth at heel 104mm. Heel cap ebony with black/white laminate. Van Gent machine heads.

Design after Georg Gerle of Innsbruck circa 1580. Links to Arabic designs are clearly visible; particularly in the geometric construction.

Sitka spruce top with 'weeping heart' soundholes.Blue/green/yellow purflings. This is a three stringed dulcimer, four stringed instruments can be made to commission.

Boxwood bindings, headstock faced with Brazilian rosewood.

European spruce front and zebrano back and sides, with rosewood tailpiece,bridge and fingerboard. Honduras mahogany neck and rosewood pegs. This particular fiddle has gut strings, it also plays well with steel.

Interior absent of fan struts or bracing despite flat front and back. May be played in an upright position.

Back inlaid with black/white maquis herringbone centrestrip and steeped maple black/white purflings.

Centre strip hand made herringbone in steeped maple veneers, with purflings of same pattern.

European spruce with bahia back and sides, Honduras mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard. Lower bout 283mm, upper bout 220mm and waist 178mm. With a string length of 604mm offering lower string tension and a delight to play.