Guitar building

The idea to get involved in guitar building goes back to the mid nineties when I asked Luthier Hugo Valke in Kortrijk to set up a guitar for me.

We soon became friends and with his encouragement I began taking lessons at the famous Centrum voor Muziekinstrumentenbouw VZW in Puurs, Belgium.

It's difficult to say which guitar project was my favourite as each one is unique. As well as that, each one is a labour of love. Do I have a favourite guitar? Each one is special in it's own way. All with a different look and feel, and each an individual voice. Suffice to say that instrument building and repairing is a passion.