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Nick Marchant Guitars

In 1976 I was asked to join a band and as at the time I only had an acoustic guitar and no money I decided to build myself an electric.
Bad mistake ! - I managed to cobble together a playable solid body and joined the band but instead of going on to rock fortune and fame I started to think about how I could build a better guitar and so from there I started on the rocky road to Lutherie.

I started building electric guitars in my spare time and really got the bug - taught myself how to do inlay work and various finishing techniques - and started to move towards acoustic steel strings and jazz arched top design.




In 1983 I set up my own guitar making and repairing business under the name of Nick Marchant Guitars and here in 2013 I'm still going strong .

I tend to build mostly flat-top steel string acoustics these days (Charlotte from Ash has one) and one off orders of things like Jimi Volcano's ukuleles (three to date and there's been talk of a double-neck!).Jimi is incidentally, for those that don't know, the hottest hard rock ukulele player in the world. I also make the occasional custom instrument such as bowed psaltery (yikes!), electric mandolin, electric 12 string and acoustic bass.

If you need anything with strings on repairing or a custom built instrument give me a call.........
I am not a retailer so if you have an old guitar that you think might be improvable I will give you an honest (free) appraisal and not try to sell you a new instrument.



I first started playing guitar in 1964. Forty odd years on and I still haven't quite mastered it but have had lots of enjoyment playing with various combos in pubs , clubs and functions.

I started out playing mostly blues then moved to rock, was in a few different punk and post-punk bands, played funk guitar in a couple of outfits and more recently developed a passion for jazz. I like to think I have a very broad taste in music and listen to every thing from 1930's Django Reinhardt to modern day dance/trance and world music - here's a link to hear some clips from my current band "The Kings of Lounge"






LINKS
mostly to sites of interest to myself

ggjaguar — Info on the lesser known Fenders.

guitarnuts — Good technical site.

Mandolin Brothers — Lots of vintage guitar info.

60's Guitars — Great resource for identifying old cheapos

Vintage Guitars Info —Good site for dating old Fenders.

Music related injury — Just in case.

Vintage Guitars on VintageandRare.com — nice selection

music workshop — The best local studio.

noise

indianguitar — I keep meaning to make one of these.

New Technique !

Nano Guitar — Just in case you thought you'd seen em all!

unfretted — I made a fretless guitar in 1987 — no-one seemed remotely interested!

daxo — This site is either really creative and/or really annoying!
(persevere to see some unusual designs)

double-bass — Double-Basses

mandolincafe — Mando site

Ukulele hunt — good uke resource

FreeGuitarTuition.com — The place to go for online guitar lessons.

i Wiltshire - The Wiltshire Directory

Need A Posh Hat? - Go Here! Vivian Sherriff milliner to royalty recommends The Kings of Lounge







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