John Marlow Stringed Instruments

I have been working as a professional Luthier (a maker & repairer of stringed musical instruments) for over thirty six years now. I design & build my own range of stringed Instruments to custom order (please see website) & offer a full repair & restoration service for all acoustic & electric stringed instruments including: Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Mandola, Bouzouki, Banjo, Ukulele, Early Stringed Instruments.

As a Guitar repairer I carry out all major structural work including full rebuilds, replacement soundboards, backs, cracked ribs, necks, fingerboards. To broken heads, cracked tops, loose braces, refret & fret dressing, all set-up work, replacement bridges, bridge pins, custom compensated bone nuts & saddles, replacement machine heads, custom inlays, rewires & new pickup installations acoustic & electric, resprays & all minor cosmetic work considered.

As a violin restorer I offer replacement bridges & bridge refitting, new strings, cases, bows & numerous accessories. New sound-posts or resetting, tailpiece & tailgut replacement, new fingerboards or scraping, neck resets, top & back regluing, cracks glued & studded, peg refits & replacement sets, peg-bushing, top & bottom nut replacement. Cosmetic lacquer retouching & rosin removal, cleaning & polishing.

If you require a quote, please email or phone to arrange a visit to the workshop with your instrument. At either [email protected] or phone 07776 091841.

The slideshow below illustrates both examples of my work as an Instrument maker (in the first ten images), then the following twenty, showcase some before/after restoration projects I have undertaken over the years, including work on Guitars (electric & acoustic), Banjo's, mandolins & a variety of Violin family instruments.