No albums or photos found matching your search criteria. George lowden guitars limited overview free company. The interesting and landmarked history of lowden guitars, from 1961 to the present day. Lowden guitars are regarded as of the some of the finest handcrafted acoustic guitars in the world with an emphasis on quality over quantity. The beautiful rosewood headstock overlay is inlaid with the famous underlined lowden stylized script logo in colorful pearl. Mar 18, 20 explore lowdenguitarss board new to lowden. Lowden guitars of this period were labelled with a slightly smaller version of the oval label and approximately 500600 guitars were made in each of the first 3 years then approximately per year thereafter. From this date lowden guitars are built by the familyowned company, george lowden guitars ltd. The f is the middle size guitar in the lowden line and is a small jumbo in shape. It appears gently read with a strong spine and creased cover. Selected guitar makers, irish guitars, banjos wildwood music. Lowden guitars are exquisite handmade acoustic guitars, built with the finest of fine tone woods from all over the world, every lowden acoustic guitar is built with care and passion. Check out our other lowden video from namm for more details on george lowdens latest guitars. We believe in george and his building style and techniques.
This info book is about the history of both, the acoustic and electric guitars. There are sooo many old japanese acoustic guitars out there. See more ideas about guitar, acoustic, acoustic guitar. A brief history the company, avalon guitars limited, was originally formed in 1989 as the lowden guitar company limited and operated from bangor, county down until 1990. However, the bridge has been relocated and the soundbox uniquely voiced to create a collection of guitars that offers something different to anything else in the lowden range. I bought a book guitar making, tradition and technology. Within the first few weeks of this pursuit i had taken a few measurements of grants lowden to get a handson feel for the things i was reading about. Designed by richard and george lowden, this custom signature is built on the f body size with a cutaway. I had a tiny little book by a guitar maker named john bailey and that.
Shop lowden guitars handmade and hand built acoustic. The license with the lowden guitar co was ended and production of lowden guitars at the newtownards factory ceased at the end of december 2003. Northern irelands lowden guitars recently celebrated the production of. The instructional you can play blues box slide guitar book contains a history of the cigar box guitar. It is signed by george lowden on a cream colored, oval label with green trim, sometimes called the new lowden logo. Available in abundance at wunjo guitars, signature models by richard thompson, jon gomm, pierre bensusan and tomas leib, classics such as the o35, and new gems such as the wee lowden. Lowden founded george lowden guitars in 1974 at the age of 22 and soon completed lowden guitar serial no. The lowden guitar is the result of unique design, workmanship, building techniques, and impeccable choice of woods. According to lowden s website, it was made in ireland balloo ind. Lowden guitar dealer distinctive guitar shop online. George lowden guitars limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. A compilation of local stories gathered from the people of lowden. Lowden guitars are some of the finest guitars on the planet. A brilliant sounding and looking richard thomspon signature model from lowden.
A photo gallery of the early years at lowden guitars. Jun 14, 2017 each bushmills x lowden f50 carries a price tag of. The width of the body is 16 1732, the depth of said body at the deepest part is 4 5964 th, the neck is 14 frets to the joint with the body, the nut width is a friendly 1. A huge selection of handmade and custom instruments for collectors and musicans. The loud and clear tone of the lowden guitar is truly unique. Tips for viewing the photo albums more boutique instruments.
Early history of the lowden family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our lowden research. Lowden guitars george lowden cuban mahogany namm 2010 genius builder george lowden of lowden guitars from ireland discusses some exciting new models and woods new for the 210 namm show in california. Contributions from many different people in and around lowden, iowa. Demand for acoustic guitars was still very low and worldwide prices were about half in real terms what they are now. Used gretsch g5445t electromatic double jet solid body doublecut with bigsby, black. Learning to play the blues box guitar is easy and entertaining with accomplished musician nick bryants simple instructions. Guitars of every kind at guitar gallery in nashville, tn. Read about guitar history and find out how much your guitar is worth at the reverb price guide. Lowden spend time finding the very best tonewoods and hand manipulate them using traditional tools to carve. George lowden is a luthier based in downpatrick, county down, northern ireland.
Lowden guitars are used by many of todays best fingerstyle players who prize them for their harp like sound. Lowdens have a signature voice, often described as complex, threedimensional, and more diffuse than a typical american steelstring. History lowden guitars handmade and hand built acoustic. It is the largest size that lowden makes and is identical to the o. Ive been offered a 1991 lowden lse1 for what seems like an excellent price. Mostly handmade, acoustic guitars, by individual luthiers of the highest caliber. Lowden guitars pierre bensusan signature adirondack madagascar rosewood. Accompanying each 40th anniversary guitar is a hand made, serial number specific, souvenir photographic record book of the guitar being built. Jul, 2011 it is the largest size that lowden makes and is identical to the o.
Lowden guitars handmade flattop acoustic guitars by renowned luthier george lowden. The company was formerly known as gibson guitar corporation and renamed gibson brands, inc. I had zero instrument building knowledge or experience. Lowden has a long list of professional players who love their guitars,including eric clapton and ed sheeran the latter of. George lowden started building guitars in the early 1970s in northern ireland. See more ideas about guitar, history and acoustic guitar. Over new, used and vintage electric, semi and acoustic guitars in stock. Used 2008 gibson custom shop historic 1960 reissue les paul, darkburst.
You started building guitars from boxes with fishing lines for strings when you were ten years old, and by the mid 70s, you were focused on experimenting with design and building instruments professionally. The company, avalon guitars limited, was originally formed in 1989 as the lowden guitar company limited and operated from bangor, county down until 1990. Aaaa red cedar top and aaaa grade ziricote come together with the full body tone and response richard thompson was looking for. If lowden acoustic guitars are a little out of your price range, you would do well to check out the sheeran by lowden range. We love nothing more than to get our hands on these under appreciated beauties. Lowden guitars browse our collection of lowden guitars inventory. From 1989 until 2003, avalon produced approximately 15,000 lowden acoustic guitars and for a brief period from 1992 to 1996 also produced a solid body electric bass guitar under the name goodfellow. Once you play a lowden acoustic guitar, you understand why they are so lauded for their craftsmanship, feel, and tone.
In order to find out the date your guitar was made and the workshop of origin, it is necessary to first identify the era in which it was made. They are true masterpiece guitars, all produced lovingly by hand in ireland. Aurora has brought the fabulous lowden guitar to australia since 1992. Limited lowden acoustic is made from whiskey barrels and bog wood. Based in downpatrick, county down in northern ireland, george lowden and his small team of skilled luthiers make some of the most incredible acoustic guitars we have ever come across. Reverb is the marketplace for musicians to buy and sell used, vintage, and new music gear online. Lowden acoustic guitars wunjo guitars denmark street london. The wonders of vintage japanese guitars the guitar repairers. Some are lying under beds, some have been bequeathed to younger members of the family and sadly, way too many will eventually end up at the dump. Tucked away under the hat of scrabo tower in newtownards, county down stands an irish jewel in the art of handcrafted guitars, introducing avalon guitars. The collaboration between international megastar, ed sheeran and george lowden was launched in 2019 with the mission to produce topquality affordable acoustic guitars bringing the musicality and soul of lowden to a wider. Lowden guitars represent the pinnacle of acoustic guitar manufacturing. Northern irelands george lowden is the luthier behind some of the finest flattop steelstrings of the last 40 years.
George lowden has been designing and making his acoustic guitars in ireland since 1974, exporting them worldwi. I recently interviewed george lowden in downpatrick about his history, philosophy, and future plans. Lowden richard thompson signature model down home guitars. Based off of our existing f, s and wl body shapes, the 12 fret range features the same respective scale length as their 14 fret equivalent. Aaaa red cedar top and aaaa grade ziricote come together with the full body tone and response richard. You can read about the life and times of these great builders and founders such as, leo fender, orville gibson, friedrich gretsch, semie moseley of the mosrite guitars and many other great guitar builders and their companies. George lowden guitars at guitar rez the authorizezd lowden. However, i cant find much info on the guitar online, and none for sale on ebay, which is setting off warning bells in my mind. Another 105 words 8 lines of text covering the years 1727 and 18 are included under the topic early lowden history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Used 2017 lakland skyline jsonic 4 bass, aztec gold. Today, a team of 17 skilled craftspeople including two of georges sons aaron and daniel build lowden guitars by hand in. The lowden guitar is the result of unique design, workmanship and assembly techniques along with our choice of woods. From the beautiful, master grade woods, the obvious expert craftsmanship, the sensual display of light and line, of arch and symmetry, of plane and undulation that make up the.
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Add to wishlist lowden f35 ebony and sinker redwood with bevel. About lowden guitars ordering process lowden guitar history lowden guitar models ed sheeran by lowden sort by 48 products sort lowden f25c cedar rosewood guitar with cutaway. According to lowdens website, it was made in ireland balloo ind. We remember when a tribute to americas bicentennial book. George lowden in downpatrick about his history, philosophy, and future plans.
A brand new era 2004 lowden guitars are now built by our family owned company, george lowden guitars ltd. Lowden guitars has changed manufacturing facilities several times over the years, but the current shop, where lowden and his small team build instruments. The 50 series consists of guitars custom made one at a time at lowdens factory in downpatrick, northern ireland, by their best veteran hands, using primo materials. Heartbreaker guitars has made lowden guitars their primary brand. George lowden, building guitars his own way for 43 years.
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