George Leach started working on guitars in 1988, and first went into business under the name of “GSL Guitars.” In 1994, he changed the name to the Phoenix Guitar Company. Since that time George has designed numerous guitars from his small body archtops to his nylon string OM. Now, with over 30 years experience working…
I was born at Kitakami City in Iwate Prefecture on February 15, 1980.I was crazy about fishing in my boyhood.I didn’t actually care about music, though my father loves music and has always listened to mostly jazz at home. One day just having a look at my father’s Epiphone archtop guitar, I unintentionally held the…
Stephen Marchione started building instruments in 1990 after graduating from Naropa University in Colorado with a degree in Music. He completed his graduate education at Cooper Union where he studied Spanish Culture and later finished an SBA Business Program at Baruch College in Manhattan. In his early twenties, Stephen had the opportunity to begin working…
I have spent years weighing the relative merits of different guitars and found things I love and things I really hate. I’m not a guitar factory, and the instruments I make are different than a factory guitar. Factories make money by moving more units, and they use machines to crank out thousands of identical parts…
D’Arcy Guitars was founded by accident when tough times called for a shift in lifestyle. At the beginning of 2020 when the world largely shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and my career as an art historian was put on temporary hiatus, I turned back to my first love: carpentry. I was born and…
D’Ambrosio Guitars represent the pinnacle of one-of-a-kind guitar creations personally built for the most discerning artist, dealer or patron. Each individual piece below is methodically constructed using raw materials from a curated stock of aged tone woods combined with thirty years of expertise. Working closely with my clients I’m able to deliver unique personal works of art…
Combs Instruments is dedicated to building deeply expressive, acoustic-first archtop guitars inspired by the legendary designs of the pre-war Golden Era. Heavily influenced by the historic 1920s and 30s jazz scene, luthier Combs crafts premium archtops that seamlessly bridge vintage mojo with modern precision. From the punchy, mid-range presence of the 16” Aldridge model—named after…
Tad R. Brown is an American luthier renowned for crafting lightweight, powerful archtop guitars, celebrated for their exceptional responsiveness and unparalleled comfort. With over 30 years of experience in lutherie, repairs, music, and art, Tad has devoted his life to meticulously handcrafting every detail of each guitar, ensuring the highest quality. Brown Guitars offer a…
I’ve been building with my hands for as long as I can remember. I discovered lutherie in my early teens while training with an accomplished repair technician in my hometown. I built my first guitars in high school wood shop, and continued building throughout college. I worked for five years at Santa Cruz Guitar Company…
Instrument making is both an art and a science, and my work lies at the convergence of these two fields. Since my beginnings as a luthier, I have sought to perfect the art of the greatest luthiers, past and present. I have thus created my own instrument designs, giving great importance to sound, both in terms…
