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Pickard Acoustics

Pickard Acoustics offers a range of handbuilt steel-strung guitars, and mandolin family instruments, all featuring a unique bracing system which produces a bright tone and even response. Each instrument is built using solid wood construction and employing a variety of tone-woods and spruce tops.

Six-string guitars are available in three basic sizes (small, medium and large) and four different body shapes or series. Coupled with the choice of 12 or 14 frets to the body this gives a range of more than 24 different six-string guitars plus 8 twelve-string guitars!

Mandolins are available in two different body shapes or series. Any instrument can be customised to your own specifications in terms of inlays, decorative bindings and purflings. Banjos are also available to special order

Pickard Acoustics has announced that they are now offering Nylgut-strung Ukuleles in addition to their already extensive range of handbuilt, acoustic, fretted instruments. This includes steel-strung guitars, mandolins, mandolas, bouzoukis, citterns and banjos.) The Ukuleles will be offered in 5 sizes (Sopranino, Soprano, Concert, Tenor and Baritone) and a variety of tonewoods and ornamentation will be available. Prices start from £ 455.

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