What's Happening at Norfolk & Jarvis

There are many commercial guitars out there.  Many are very pretty.  What they lack is individuality.  You are likely to see the same model in another player’s hands again and again.  One of the defining attributes of luthier built instruments is individuality.  We...

Full disclosure, Denis and I have collectively been playing guitar for the better part of a century. Through personal experience, we have both developed identical lists of likes and dislikes for electric guitar features. We both have a lifelong interest in...

We currently have four electric guitar builds well under way. I recently bought a beautiful mahogany slab that will become 4 one piece guitar bodies. Here is a picture of one of the solid mahogany bodies I'm making. It is ready for cutting the control cavity, neck...

We are currently building four new electric guitars. Here is a progress picture of the necks we are fabricating from rough lumber we hand-picked for these new instruments. From left to right we have: 1. Northern Maple with an Indian Rosewood fretboard 2. Birds Eye...

Last week I went shopping for wood suitable for making new guitar bodies. This rough mahogany slab measured 8' long by 17" wide by 2" thick. The marginal side to side cupping was barely perceptible, so I had to buy it! We are now milling it into 4 one-piece guitar...

The Blue Hour Electric Guitar is a solid body prototype we built last year. It was inspired by Leo's classic "T" style guitar. We incorporated updates to create a contemporary interpretation of this classic design. Blue Hour and the included Hiscox flight case are now...

The Norfolk and Jarvis LaGrange Guitar is now on sale for $2,000 plus tax directly from us in Cambridge, Ontario. The price includes a tour grade Hiscox PRO-II-EF -B/S hardshell case. LaGrange’s body has revitalized a 140-plus-year-old barn floorboard, recovered from...

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Triple SN 736936G is a semi-hollow double cut made to our unique pattern.  The shop-made body is comprised of an alder core with a book-matched Bubinga top and a Big Leaf Curly Maple back with a decorative center insert. The clear finish highlights the natural colour...

Triple Guitar Serial # 736936G is now assembled.  We wait a few days while the newly tensioned neck adjusts to the approximately 102 pounds of tension when strung to standard tuning. Tomorrow we will complete final adjustments and this new Triple Guitar will be...