Swannell Guitars - Handmade in Cambridge
Handcrafted Guitars from Cambridge, UK
The dotty rosette with strings on. I'm very happy with how this turned out. #acousticguitar #ngd #newguitarday #rosette #strings #guitar #soundhole #dotty #geometricdesign #geometry #pattern #cnc #luthier #guitarmaker #makespace

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View fullsize The IA takes its name from St Ia, who floated across the Irish Sea on a leaf. She landed in Cornwall and gave her name to St Ives, the town I grew up in. Coming in at 2.2kg/4.85lbs with all hardware fitted these are light and responsive electric gui
View fullsize The IA takes its name from St Ia, who floated across the Irish Sea on a leaf. She landed in Cornwall and gave her name to St Ives, the town I grew up in. Coming in at 2.2kg/4.85lbs with all hardware fitted these are light and responsive electric gui
View fullsize In conversation with Stuart @sunbearpickups he has repeatedly extolled the virtues of his Sunbird mini-humbuckers. I had to try them. It's a heavenly match for the IA. With a transparency that I didn't think was possible with humbuckers, you can los
View fullsize This has been a dream. Ever since I first saw and heard these Staple P90s (with Bakelite inserts) from Stuart @sunbearpickups I've been itching to try them in an IA. It's an astonishing combination of heft, precision and dirt. I'm in love. This guit
View fullsize Some detail shots of the latest IA. If you've followed the progress of my electric guitars for a while, you'll notice a name change. This model used to be the rather uninspired EL. The design has also morphed from a chambered solid body, to an acous
View fullsize Something completely different. This IA is now living with it's very happy owner and is spec'd as per the standard model (635mm/25") with the exception of a narrower than normal nut (41.3mm) and a custom asymmetrical profiled neck to match the c
View fullsize Some detail shots from no.50 & no.51. The subtle orange purfling, orange dyed poplar, contrasts beautifully with the wenge binding. #swannellguitars #acoustic #guitar #acousticguitar #guitars #guitarras #folkmusic #boutiqueguitars #boutiqueliv
View fullsize These two guitars were completed last summer and remained in my custody, and will continue to do so until next summer as demo models. We have a spruce/cherry OM and a spruce/walnut OO both built to the base spec, satin top, oil back, sides and neck.
View fullsize A while back I was entrusted to build a guitar from exceptional materials given to my client over 20 years ago by the widow of renowned Cambridge based luthier, David Rubio. Earlier this year, I completed it and have fully documented the build over
View fullsize Some further details of the EL. These Teisco spec goldfoils from @mojopickups are wonderfully articulate and open sounding, breathy, even. I use stainless steel machine bolts to affix the neck to the body, with individual lightweight countersunk wa
View fullsize Another EL hot off the press. This one is heading over the pond and is spec'd as per the standard model (635mm/25") with the exception of a wider than normal nut (45mm). For me, one of the driving questions behind this design was how to make a
View fullsize Sometimes dreams can come true... I can't remember how many times I've muttered "Why can't I just solder all the ground wires to a washer! I'm fed up with soldering and desoldering to the back of pots" Well the time came to do something a
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View fullsize Some further shots of the latest OMC. Get in touch if you're hankering for something similar, or something totally different!! Full spec: 25.4" scale, 44.5mm nut width, Redwood top, Fenland Bog Oak back, sides, fingerboard & bridge, Evo go
View fullsize OMC #46 recently made the long and treacherous journey across land and sea to Seoul, South Korea. This is a special guitar, commissioned by Sungmo Kim of @woodsound.kim before he passed away earlier this year. I am forever grateful for the trust and
View fullsize Handed over yesterday, a custom EL for a client who wanted an electric to match the feel of his MD, ordered a few years ago now. This one has the same 656-644mm (25.8"- 25.35") multiscale fretboard and (wider than standard) nut width 45mm.
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