Our Story

Tom graduated from the prestigious Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. His talents didn’t go unnoticed, and he was quickly awarded the Q.E.S.T Scholarship Program for his dedication to craftsmanship.

After years of devotion to Industrial Design and Award-Winning Luxury Furniture, Tom set his sights on a new pursuit: Lutherie. Soon after, he apprenticed to Master Ervin Somogyi in Oakland, California, where his craft was truly honed by the Godfather of the Modern Acoustic Guitar.

Now based in Ripon, England, Tom is “one of the most in-demand luthiers in the world today” and is renowned for his “piano-like guitars, with notes that seem to ring forever.”

Tom creates timeless guitars that don't adhere to trends or gimmicks. Sourcing materials of the highest standard to craft the finest quality products.

Tom’s woodworking journey started in childhood when he shared special moments with his grandfather while learning the craft. Even now, he continues using tools his grandfather passed down to him.

Throughout school, Tom furthered his love for woodworking by helping his best friend, Simon, build a complex electric bass for his A-level project. He eagerly traded his assistance for bass lessons.

Although the two did not finish the bass, Simon received his pass, and Tom won a prize… as well as the ability to play the bass. The two remain good friends to this day, and Tom recently rediscovered the guitar and is now keen to get the instrument working.

On his apprenticeship with Ervin Somogyi

When I went to interview with Ervin, I knew that this was where I needed to be and what I needed to do. I felt like I’d found myself. I felt like me again. I felt like this part of me that had just been asleep had reawakened.

I'm always looking for ways to improve and how to get better, how to eke out every little drop of performance from the guitar.

We are living in a time of dramatic technological change and advancement, and some of the applications are really interesting.

I think it comes down to the fundamental need for humans to create and make things with their hands. To take ideas from their heads, using tools and using their hands to create something tangible.

My focus has always been “material choice, colours and textures”. I let the materials say all the magic for me rather than doing all the decorative embellishments.

My guitars are becoming increasingly more Minimalist.

I've really embraced material colours and textures, borrowing not from the guitar world but from consumer design and, more broadly, furniture product design.

I take my work very seriously, but I don't take myself super seriously. I hope that is what my guitars say—they are a serious instrument that performs optimally and will do everything you want it to do musically, but they also have a kind of playfulness to them.