Carson-Crickmore Guitars

The latest commission to leave the workshop an 0 size in tightly figured Blackwood with an Engelman spruce top. Honduras Mahogany neck and Ebony finger board and bridge a nice balance of asthetics and materials with a short 24 inch scale, this guitar has a wonderful string tension displaying the full tonal spectrum with an easy approachable playing action .

Recently completed 0&00 size 12 fret New Yorkers, finely crafted in 20 year old air dryed old growth figured Blackwood stock from Lavers Hill in the Otway Ranges Western Victoria. Superb sounding instruments reflecting subtle overtones with a strong focused clarity and balance with excellent projection , a small guitar with a very powerful voice.

A recent commission completed in Mahogany back and sides Engelman spruce top Mahogany neck Ebony fingerboard bound in Cocobolo rosewood. Mahogany and Engelman a perfect match for bringing out the dryness and responsive nature of this instrument. Clear balanced with very nice compression a great recording,fingerpicking guitar.

A new addition a beautiful Satin Box 0M with Sitka spruce top and Honduras Mahogany neck ebony fingerboard with wavely tuners.This guitar has a very responsive and balanced voice with a powerful bottom end. Satin box has the most pure balanced tonal response of any material i have used over the years Crisp and definitive with depth and presence, a fingerpickers delight .

A recently completed 0M commission in Madagascan rosewood with master grade German spruce top Honduras mahogany neck with desert Mulgar fingerboard and bridge bound in Cocobolo rosewood and waverley tuners. One of a kind all the stops pulled out on this guitar,built for a great fingerpicker who wanted projection balance sweetness and bottom end sustain all wrapped up in this one off a kind OM.

8 string Arch Top in Italian Spruce and Tasmanian Blackwood with Honduras mahogany neck and ebony Fingerboard and tailpiece.

A pair of Soprano Ukes hand built from Master Grade Blackwood back and sides with mahogany necks.

Built closely to the original Weissenborn specs in carefully selected Master grade Blackwood with rosewood fingerboard and cocobolo rosewood bindings.