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Tom Sands Guitars, Ripon (2026)

28/12/2025

The greatest acoustic guitar player in the world? plays ‘Aguta’, a Tom Sands Model M12 in Brazilian Rosewood and Glacia aged Sitka Spruce from Alaska.

27/12/2025

‘Aguta’ - Brazilian Rosewood, Ancient Sitka, Copper. Gorgeous colours!

21/12/2025

Our beautiful custom tuners with Brazilian rosewood buttons over a glorious patinated copper backstrap.

19/12/2025

A brand new Model M - ‘Aguta’ for Hunter. Made from 3000yr old Sitka spruce, discovered lying deep beneath the Alaskan permafrost. This is paired with some astonishingly beautiful Brazilian Rosewood. Played for us here by

07/11/2025

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) celebrates 35 years of championing excellence in craft. QEST transforms the careers of talented and aspiring makers by funding their training and education, creating pathways to excellence and strengthening the future of the UK’s craft sector.
QEST’s impact is significant, having awarded £7.4 million to almost 900 makers working across the UK in more than 130 different craft disciplines since being founded in 1990. From papermaking to biotextiles, ceramic conservation to sculpture, QEST supports both contemporary and traditional craft skills, as well as innovative techniques and practices. Advancing an individual’s career and passing on skills is central to QEST’s mission, with 72% of Alumni either teaching or training other makers themselves.
A thriving craft industry is vital to the UK’s cultural and economic landscape as well as the future world of work. QEST is committed to empowering the next generation to see craft as a viable, fulfilling and sustainable career. Since launching its Partnership Programmes in 2023, QEST has reached over 19,000 young people and children, and supported underrepresented communities to explore craft and conservation careers.
As a charity, QEST’s work is made possible through the generous donations of its funders. Support from individuals and organisations ensure QEST can continue to provide transformative opportunities for talented and aspiring makers across the UK, for the next 35 years and beyond.
QEST was founded by the Royal Warrant Holders Association in 1990 to celebrate the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. HM The King is the Charity’s Patron.

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07/11/2025

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) celebrates 35 years of championing excellence in craft. QEST transforms the careers of talented and aspiring makers by funding their training and education, creating pathways to excellence and strengthening the future of the UK’s craft sector.
QEST’s impact is significant, having awarded £7.4 million to almost 900 makers working across the UK in more than 130 different craft disciplines since being founded in 1990. From papermaking to biotextiles, ceramic conservation to sculpture, QEST supports both contemporary and traditional craft skills, as well as innovative techniques and practices. Advancing an individual’s career and passing on skills is central to QEST’s mission, with 72% of Alumni either teaching or training other makers themselves.
A thriving craft industry is vital to the UK’s cultural and economic landscape as well as the future world of work. QEST is committed to empowering the next generation to see craft as a viable, fulfilling and sustainable career. Since launching its Partnership Programmes in 2023, QEST has reached over 19,000 young people and children, and supported underrepresented communities to explore craft and conservation careers.
As a charity, QEST’s work is made possible through the generous donations of its funders. Support from individuals and organisations ensure QEST can continue to provide transformative opportunities for talented and aspiring makers across the UK, for the next 35 years and beyond.
QEST was founded by the Royal Warrant Holders Association in 1990 to celebrate the 90th birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. HM The King is the Charity’s Patron.

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19/09/2025

‘Raven’ - Stealth mode activated. Model S in Special Reserve German spruce and African Blackwood. Flamed Koa neck. Blackwood bridge and fingerboard. signature tuners with custom buttons and matching bridge pins. Check out the amazing job Our Ted did with the binding, mini arm and rib bevels. Love this guitar, simple and clean. Swipe for sounds courtesy of #

04/06/2025

An astonishing Shop Session with and coming tomorrow at 6pm BST watch out for that link!🍿

27/05/2025

‘Caitlyn’ - 2 of 2 matching guitars. German spruce, Koa, Amazon Rosewood and copper. These are materials I come back to time and time again for both for their beauty and sonic character.

25/05/2025

‘Caitlyn’ 2 of 2 matching Model M14f guitars. Flitch matched German spruce over some gorgeous Hawaiian Koa. Genuine mahogany neck and Amazon rosewood everywhere else. Lovely stuff.

23/05/2025

Details - ‘Kristin’ 1 of 2 matching guitars. Turbo German spruce over Sobell stash Brazilian. Top bins.

21/05/2025

‘Kristin’ 1 of 2 matching guitars. Turbo German spruce over Sobell stash Brazilian. Top bins.

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