topher gayle custom instruments

I AM CURRENTLY NOT BUILDING INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE OR TAKING CUSTOM ORDERS.
Please ignore information to the contrary while my luthier web pages are in the process of being updated.

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I build high quality instruments, using different woods, hardware, and decorative features. I bring the sensibilities of a professional multi-instrumentalist to the craft of lutherie. I design instruments with a musician's knowledge about playability and excellent sound.

 

I've made a variety of instruments: guitar, electric mandolin, electric oud, ukulele, and Ashbory-style bass. I'm especially pleased with my adaptation of the resonator mandolin, which I call a Mandonator™. These sweet-sounding 4 or 5 string instruments always get a lot of attention. You can learn more about them on the Mandonator™ pages.

 

An innovation of mine is the Requintonator™. This is a 6 string resonator instrument, tuned as if a regular guitar had a capo on the 5th fret. It's proved to be a wonderful instrument. For more information, read about the Requintonator™.

 

My shop is in Santa Rosa, California, about an hour north of San Francisco.