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Armstrong Handmade Guitars
Bespoke instruments for the discerning musician, let us build you something special
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Creating individual and unique instruments from standard production models
Repairs, Restorations and Set-Ups
From minor fixes, maintenance and set-ups to trauma recovery and major restoration
Are you interested in having your guitar setup so it plays like a dream, or perhaps in learning how to make a guitar, Contact us now
With the success of our Select Series acoustic guitars, we have been asked about the possibility of a Select Series Electric offering. Well, we’ve been working on it and the Select Series Electrics have launched with a T-Style Guitar as the first. A P-Style Bass and S-Style Electric are also in the pipeline so keep
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Not content to just make guitars, we’ve been busy developing some new tools and jigs that drastically improve the guitar-making experience. Our most recent development is this vacuum bridge clamp that eliminates the need for conventional clamps through the soundhole, awkward internal cauls, and the risks these pose to your instrument. Made from HDPE with
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If you’re working on a guitar build project in your home workshop and you’ve hit a “roadblock” – some issue that you can’t resolve – or you just need some expert advice, we’re here to assist. No matter where you live you can book an online video session and we’ll guide you through the challenges.
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We are often asked if we can accommodate people who can’t make it to a regular weekly class. Shift workers and regular travelers for example. Brisbane Guitar Making School now offers a limited number of casual places to accommodate for those in this situation. Use the Contact Us form or give us a call to
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Enter for a chance to win one of two beautiful handmade guitars. Proceeds will help Rural Aid’s Gift of Music provide guitars and ukuleles to children in rural and remote Australia in areas affected by drought or natural disaster. Drawn: Monday, 23 September 2019 at 12:00 PM Click here to Buy Tickets and learn more
The Little Wing Travel Guitar has launched! After careful design and prototyping, this fantastic small guitar sounds good and looks good. It functions as a standalone go-anywhere acoustic or it can be fitted with an optional pick-up for amplified playing … and plugged in they sound even better! Here is Kat,
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Seems like lately, we’re getting a lot of guitars with lifting bridges. This Maton ECG80W came into the shop with the bridge lifting. Here are a few photos to tell the story. These images show the bridge lifting from the top. Once the string tension was released, the bridge dropped in place on the top
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All photos by Fred Husted – Husted Images
