Luthier
Handcrafted Stringed Instruments & Restoration
Making & Restoration Workshop
Dedicated to traditional workshop practice, my work includes original and historically informed instrument commissions, restoration, and fine repairs.
Drawing on more than thirty years at the bench, I work across classical guitars and a range of historical stringed instruments, including mandolins, lutes, and instruments of the violin and viol families.
Each instrument is approached individually, whether newly built or entrusted to me for restoration.
Traditional materials and techniques remain central to the workshop, including aged tonewoods, hide-glue construction, and hand-applied French polish, chosen for their acoustic sensitivity, visual depth, and long-term repairability.
Workshop Practice
Restoration & Conservation
Restoration of fine stringed instruments forms a core part of the workshop. I undertake work across the guitar, violin, lute, mandolin, and viol families, including bows, with careful respect for original materials, structure, and historical integrity.
The aim is to preserve both function and character, allowing instruments to continue their musical lives with authenticity and stability. Independent valuations are also undertaken where required, informed by close familiarity with historical construction, condition, and market context.
Guitars in the Spanish Tradition
Classical guitar making forms the central voice of my new making practice, informed by Spanish master instruments of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Working with traditional techniques refined over generations, I aim to produce instruments of clarity, balance, structural integrity, and tonal depth.
Each guitar is built individually, guided by proportion, responsiveness, and an aesthetic grounded in historical precedent, while remaining responsive to the needs of contemporary musicians.
Historical Instruments
I undertake commissioned projects to recreate historically significant plucked and bowed instruments, guided by close research, period design, and practical understanding of historical construction.
Past work includes nineteenth-century gut-string guitars, mandolins and mandolas, lutes, theorbos, violins, viols, and bows. Each commission is approached individually, balancing scholarly fidelity with the living demands of performance.
Contact Sachar Amos
Send us a message and we'll be in touch.Sachar Amos · Stringed Instrument Maker
Contact Sachar on 0425 782 681 to arrange a workshop visit....All enquiries are welcome.