Please note: I am currently based in Yulara, and visit my workshop in Mparntwe/Alice Springs for repair work roughly every six weeks. Please reach out for repair enquiries and we can make a plan together, however unfortunately I am currently unable to do fast turnarounds.

Hi, I’m Bron. I am a guitar tech and luthier with 14 years of professional experience in instrument repair, modification and construction. I love everything about playing, fixing and making stringed instruments, and am currently taking on repair work by appointment at my workshop on in Mparntwe/Alice Springs. 

I am experienced in working on all kinds of guitars, basses (including upright), banjos, mandolins, violins, cellos and violas, and am confident in taking on repairs for just about any stringed instrument in existence. I can help you with setups, restrings, electronic repairs, fretwork, glue-ups, making new parts and much more – just try me. I am proud to offer an extremely professional quality of service, however I am passionate about salvaging instruments from the fire where possible and can usually “just get it going” on a budget if that is all you need. I understand that playability and tone are highly subjective, so all of my work is customised to specific player requirements. Above all, I will listen to your needs, and do my best to help you achieve your musical dreams!

My professional career was laid out almost at birth. I am very lucky to have been born with a master luthier for a father! I apprenticed under Richard “Clyde” Watkins from 2010, and we worked together at Big Music (Sydney) for eight years on all manner of fretted music machines.

I moved on to Sydney String Centre in 2018, where I “bridged” the divide to become an experienced orchestral string instrument repairer. I learned how to make violins with this incredible company under their label “Glanville and Co.” In 2022 I was sponsored by them to study in Germany with master violin makers Hagen Weisse, Klaus Clement and Aleks Pilz. I still make violins for Glanville and Co., from my new (humidified!) desert studio.

I recently completed my first acoustic guitar build with master guitar maker Gerard Gilet.

Finally, I am a passionate musician and am currently playing with bands Golden Orb, Spindles, Moongaze and Lethal Corrugations. I’m always trying to use lutherie creatively to extend my own music projects, and I am grateful to be able to use my experience as a performing musician to make instruments better.