What's Happening at Norfolk & Jarvis

   We choose to create solutions and solve problems. It takes commitment, energy, intellect, and integrity to build a community. Make Music Matter is on a mission to use the creative process as a therapeutic tool to help empower marginalized individuals and...

    Guitar pickups are simple things that are very complicated. A long wire, wrapped around a magnet is about as simple an electrical device as can be imagined. The result produces a complex tonal signature beyond any expectations the simple construction would...

Tuning a guitar is based on science. It requires a stable instrument with the following: - an accurately cut nut - frets that are accurately placed and properly leveled and crowned  - a well made bridge accurately placed and correctly adjusted for string spacing and...

   I'm happy to announce that I've fully recovered from double cataract replacement surgery! I now realize I was slowly going blind for the last two years. I quit driving at night four months before my first surgery. It made my life during the pandemic way more...

As Denis and I celebrate the third anniversary of our initial discussion that evolved into Norfolk & Jarvis Audio Technologies, here are our thoughts. Firstly, it has become an interesting adventure. We now know we can hand craft an electric guitar from start to...

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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 is now on sale directly from Norfolk &...

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 is now on sale directly from Norfolk &...

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...