Handmade in England by Richard Newman
For the past 18 years I have been building classical guitars from my workshop in Berkshire, in the south of England. Although, during this time, I have experimented building different types and styles of guitar, it is the traditional guitar, as defined by Antonio de Torres, that I try to emulate. It is this pure, old world sound, that I strive to capture in my own guitars.
All my guitars are totally handmade using traditional hand tools and using only the finest timbers and materials from around the world.
I have been very fortunate to have had the opportunity to have been able to inspect many fine guitars from the historical masters, such as, Hermann Hauser, Santos Hernandez, Ignacio Fleta, Jose luis Romanillos and many more. This has been very beneficial to me and has helped guide my own guitar making.
I feel very privileged to be in this profession and even more humbled that my guitars have been sold and enjoyed by players from all around the world.
My guitars can be made to any scale length and neck/fingerboard dimensions can be made to suit the players requirements. All guitars are French polished using traditional shellac
Please take a tour of my website and if there is anything you feel is missing, or you would like to know, then please contact me.
All my guitars are totally handmade using traditional hand tools and using only the finest timbers and materials from around the world.
I have been very fortunate to have had the opportunity to have been able to inspect many fine guitars from the historical masters, such as, Hermann Hauser, Santos Hernandez, Ignacio Fleta, Jose luis Romanillos and many more. This has been very beneficial to me and has helped guide my own guitar making.
I feel very privileged to be in this profession and even more humbled that my guitars have been sold and enjoyed by players from all around the world.
My guitars can be made to any scale length and neck/fingerboard dimensions can be made to suit the players requirements. All guitars are French polished using traditional shellac
Please take a tour of my website and if there is anything you feel is missing, or you would like to know, then please contact me.
Image reproduced with kind permission from the Royal academy of Music London (photo by Ian Brearey)