I have been building fine custom musical instruments since 1978 in rural Bedford, Virginia. Working alone in a wood shop I designed and built, I have developed designs for ten different acoustic instruments. I am constantly working on research and development, sometimes alone, sometimes in collaboration with customers and professional musicians. I am always striving to build better quality instruments and am never content with the status quo. No assembly lines, just a lot of individual attention from start to finish. I can work with you to individualize your instrument or provide you with one I have created. I try to keep my prices affordable so music can be a part of the lives of more people.

In our increasingly materialistic world it is nice to know that music remains one of the few mediums that only exists if you decide to play. Its effect resides within both the player and the listener. I am grateful to be part of that process.

I hope you all have a wonderful year full of music, learning and fun. Let me know if I can facilitate that in any way.

PS I hope you can take the time to visit the sites of many of the musicians who play my instruments. See my page Featured Musicians

I also now have a page dedicated to Customer Comments for those of you who would just like to read what some customers have to say about my instruments.

Thanks,