Construction

The Neilson guitars are hand crafted in a small workshop in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The timbers used are found locally and range from 'fiddleback' messmates, blackwood and red gum - some pieces over 100 years old.

Here are some photos of the building of the first prototype instrument

Milling and routing

Securing the machine heads and sanding

The first guitar.