I am an independent luthier making the best mandolins, guitars, bouzoukis and autoharps I can, to the highest standards of lutherie. My creations are all unique one-of-a-kind instruments and are my own design, not copies of big-name factory instruments.

I seek out unusual and beautiful woods, avoiding plastic bindings and heavy "sunburst" stains (originally developed to hide the poorly-finished edges of instruments) -- preferring to let the quality materials show their beauty naturally.

If you want a Martin or Gibson like everyone else, you won't find it here. But if you seek something a little different (yet still restrained and in good taste, within mainstream tradition), I invite you to audition one. I am "not yet famous" and I think you'll find the prices reasonable.

HEAR IT NOW!
I donated one of my bouzoukis to be raffled off at ZoukFest 2008. You can see and hear it played by Roger Landes at the ZoukFest website

NEWS
Brian Roe of the Roe Family Band, a young mandolin virtuoso, has done very well in mandolin contests with one of my flat top mandolins (#40). He won a Collings mandolin, but says he still prefers mine for contest work! You can find a bunch of clips of the Roe Family Band on YouTube or read an article about Brian at MandolinCafe.