British guitar makers

Subject: RE: British guitar makers
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Jul 16 - 04:36 AM

Www.raycooperguitars.com
British handmade stringed instruments. An amazing craftsman, building instruments for over 40 years! Customers include Status Quo, Bad Company, Wishbone Ash, Chas & Dave,
John Cadman royal albert hall soloist. Rush, Danny Thompson.

Subject: RE: British guitar makers
From: GUEST,Ted Crum (Steamchicken)
Date: 28 Jul 16 - 12:44 PM

Surprised no-one has mentioned my old mate Martin Cole, who has been making superb instruments for the likes of Gordon Giltrap and Steve Tilston over the past thirty years.

Subject: RE: British guitar makers
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Jul 16 - 03:58 AM

Terry Docherty has made a Gittern for Steve Tilston. I have one of Terrys guitars and one of his Citterns and they're amazing instruments. I also have a 1978 Fylde Oberon but I much prefer the Docherty guitar.

Subject: RE: British guitar makers
From: GUEST,Quest
Date: 29 Jul 16 - 06:52 AM

I can thoroughly recommend a McIlroy guitar.
Dee McIlroy has been making superb guitars for many years now. He is a perfectionist in his work and a gentleman to deal with.

Subject: RE: British guitar makers
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 29 Jul 16 - 07:13 AM

Hello Ted!

I think I might have mentioned Martin in another thread a good while ago. I'm not sure that he's still making guitars these days....? Always worth checking him out, of course. His guitars are brilliant.

Subject: RE: British guitar makers
From: GUEST,mooman
Date: 29 Jul 16 - 07:22 AM

I'm surpised no-one had mentioned the excellent Rory Dowling of Taran Guitars

Subject: RE: British guitar makers
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Sep 16 - 06:51 PM

Equqlly surprised, nobody mentioned the excellent guitars by Barry Price Robinson from Newton Aycliffe Co. Durham.

His BPR guitars are world class!

Subject: RE: British guitar makers
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Sep 16 - 06:52 PM

Equally....