Explore Fylde
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CUSTOM
GUITARS
A custom guitar might be an otherwise standard design with one or two small changes to suit your needs, or it might be something very different. If you can dream it, we can probably make it.
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PERSONAL
SELECTION
Sometimes a unique piece of wood, a chance remark or a sudden idea will inspire us to make an instrument without having an order for it. The results can be extraordinary.
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HOW TO
ORDER
It’s best to make contact by email, if possible, then we can discuss your ideas, options and time scale in detail. Once we have agreed, I take your details and a deposit of about 25% to get the process started. Payment is usually by bank transfer.
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STANDARD
GUITARS
We offer a wide range of sizes and styles which have been tried and tested by professional musicians over a period of more than fifty years
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MANDOLIN
FAMILY
Our association with professional guitarists has inevitably led to requests for smaller instruments, resulting in the widest range of Mandolins, Mandolas, Bououkis and Citterns.
HAND-MADE
THE FINEST GUITARS AND MANDOLINS
Fylde Guitars are based in the dramatic and historic Lake District of North England. We work by hand, making a small number of English guitars, mandolins, bouzoukis and citterns. They are available only directly from the workshop. often with a long waiting list.
For over 50 years, Roger Bucknall and his small team have created instruments with an unrivalled worldwide reputation for tone, playability, quality and style.
Professional Players Choice
Fylde instruments are chosen by many of the world's leading musicians and serious amateurs.
The Personal Touch
Roger Bucknall is one of the most experienced guitar builders in the world. His client list is a who's who of professional musicians from every genre of music. Irrespective of this 'history' a one-to-one relationship with the customer is the essence of the business. With every instrument ordered there is personal contact with Roger.
UNRIVALLED EXPERIENCE
For over fifty years, Roger Bucknall and his small team of craftsmen have created instruments with unrivalled worldwide reputation for, tone, playability, quality and style. Chosen by many of the wold's leading musicians.
THE FINEST WOODS
AND THE WIDEST SELECTION?
Rogers says ... "Having such a wide stock of the finest timbers gives me so much more freedom when considering one-off commissions. I think i have more wood than any other independent builder. I do hopes!?
Meet the Team
Roger Bucknall MBE
Alex Reay
Paul Ferrie
Moira Bucknall
I work with a small team, with excellent facilities, proven designs and unrivalled stocks of beautiful, seasoned timber, BUT the skills, and the attitude of the people I work with are the most important things of all. Alex Reay, Paul Ferrie and, of course, my wife Moira are my team. They are superb. They make everything possible, and nothing impossible.
We have evolved a system of work between us.
Alex has been with me since 2008. A lot of his work is in the final stages, which require long periods of concentration without interruption, so his patience and calm nature make it possible to get everything right.
Paul has been here for since 2010, his work is in the earlier stages, where a lot of the precision woodwork will be hidden inside the guitar forever, so his pride in his work and attention to detail are invaluable.
My own work is largely on individual custom orders, neck shaping and final assembly, in between overseeing everything else and talking to customers.
Moira deals with the ever increasing admin of a small business and protects me from the outside world as much as she can.
Guitar making is hard physical work, and not at all romantic, the pleasure comes from a job well done, and seeing the final result in the hands of a satisfied customer.We love to be involved in the world of music, and are very proud of the work we do.
Roger Bucknall