Luthier who uses reclaimed wood

shmageggy

Hi all,

I'm looking for recommendations for a luthier who uses reclaimed wood. I'd like to commission a rustic/barn/pine/natural/etc tele with Filtertrons and a Bigsby. Slight bonus for London area but really anywhere is fine.

(Apologies if this has already been covered; I couldn't find this exact question in any search results or the luthier thread)

danishbacon

Richard Meyrick advertises himself as using sustainable woods, he might be willing to do something with reclaimed?

JoStephens

Hi there,
This guy is based in Leigh On Sea, Essex so not far from London. Uses reclaimed woods: https://www.leightonsguitarshop.com/

Not bought a guitar from him (yet) but he does my set ups and always does and excellent job.

Dominic

Only one place to go if distance isn't an issue
RICK KELLY........Carmine Street Guitars .....the Guru of old reclaimed wood guitars
the famous maker of Pine and Sugar Pine teles from 300 year old bridges,and the bar tops of some of New York's most famous hotels/bars
Thick,truss rod free necks and natural wood finishes
Makes for Bob Dylan, Bill Kirchin etc

PeteC

Theres a great documentary about Ricks Carmine St shop and his guitars - well worth a watch.   Lovely old overhead pin router in one of the scenes ! 

FelineGuitars

Dominic said:

Only one place to go if distance isn't an issue
RICK KELLY........Carmine Street Guitars .....the Guru of old reclaimed wood guitars
the famous maker of Pine and Sugar Pine teles from 300 year old bridges,and the bar tops of some of New York's most famous hotels/bars
Thick,truss rod free necks and natural wood finishes
Makes for Bob Dylan, Bill Kirchin etc

Hmmm - had a couple in our workshop and they are something on an acquired taste and of "variable quality"

The best bit was the good quality hardware and pickups

PeteC said:

Theres a great documentary about Ricks Carmine St shop and his guitars - well worth a watch.   

It was a nice film clip and gave off a lot of atmosphere.

My uncle was keen to show it to me but was surprised to find that I was less than enthusiastic about the actual product itself 

shmageggy

Thanks for the suggestions, both for builders and for viewing materials! I've seen the Rick Kelly doc and it's a fun watch. However I think there are enough talented builders in this hemisphere that I'd rather support someone local-ish. Who knows, maybe someday I could even visit and pick up a guitar in person (*gasp!*)

Leighton looks like it might be a great fit, thanks for the suggestion. I'll reach out to him.