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Maybach Guitars
Maybach have hit the spot, producing big brand custom shop instruments that have been hand built in Europe at a seriously affordable price tag. Maybach’s small scale dedicated team produce an iconic range, they are genuinely trying to replicate the two main builders and since 1985 Maybach have been focused on details, using […]
An introduction to Lakewood: with Martin Seeliger, CEO Lakewood August 2020
Project Music’s conversation with Martin Seeliger, CEO Lakewood August 2020 Lakewood are a highly revered German guitar building company who work to the highest detail to build undiscovered high quality acoustic instruments by those who have played them. The founder and CEO Martin Seeliger spoke to our Managing Director Lee St Pier and gave us […]
National Reso-Phonic Guitars: Available to order at Project Music
We have been insanely busy since March and we have not had a chance to take a holiday, learn a different language or write a new blog. However, we have almost managed to catch up and are delighted to announce we are now an official resophonic specialist for National Reso-Phonic Guitars and to celebrate, we […]
20 years of Project Music, Exeter, Devon
Project Music is proud to celebrate a 20 year anniversary in March 2020, with over 50 years of experience, insight and hard work. Managed by the same person since 2000, this business wants to say thanks for the understanding and experience provided by the owner’s dad, who was submerged in the industry and to say […]
Mayones: The history and the models from a company specialised in a modern style of playing
Mayones The history and the models from a company specialised in a modern style of playing These guitars are made by a family business that started from scratch because of a love for guitar music and a growing demand for electric guitars in Poland. The business is a mere 38 years old and is rightly […]
Guide to the colour series of Furch Guitars
Based on feedback from our customers we have put together a guide based around the shapes offered in this series. There are so many options available that we thought giving you a guide to show the options available for each shape – including overall tonality, the AAA grade woods used in the soundboard and the […]
What is a McIlroy Guitar?
What is a McIlroy Guitar? A handmade, prodigious guitar with exceptional tone. Why is it prodigious? In 2000 Dermot McIlroy started his own workshop having worked as a luthier for the Lowden guitar company for many years. Since then McIlroy guitars have become much sought after for their atmospheric and ardent sound and loved by […]
Starting out with a Seagull M4
Starting out with a Seagull M4 The Seagull M4 is very, very easy to play. They look great. They are exceptionally good fun and value for any level of player They fit in a rucksack… …and they come from a fantastic company. Because everyone who works in our store has bought one or has sent […]
Owning a Brook Guitar is a gift for life
Brook are small team of luthiers who have been custom making their guitars in Devon, in a workshop built on ancient woodland near Dartmoor for the last twenty years. I have been fortunate enough to visit their workshop a number of times and have had many conversations with Andy Petherick and Simon Smidmore, who initially […]
A bit about using Koa to build guitars with
Guitars made with Koa Project Music always has a number of high end guitars in store built featuring Koa. We are impressed with how this wood looks and sounds and how individual every piece of Koa is. Tonally it is light, clear, and many would say it is fairly bright and open sounding, with plenty […]