Luthier Nigel Forster has been making acoustic guitars, mandolins and irish bouzouki since leaving school at the age of 17. For many years he worked for well regarded English luthier Stefan Sobell.

Nigel set up his own shop in 2004 and continues to make some of the worlds finest handmade instruments.

After years of making instruments for the folk and celtic music world, Nigel has recently began building fine archtop jazz guitars - but to his own unique design. These amazing archtops feature a long neck design which adds sustain and clarity to the sound often lacking with traditionally made jazz guitars, handmade acoustic guitars.

His guitars can be ordered direct, or from dealers in the USA and Japan. handmade archtop guitars