Pick Of The Week: Lowry Guitars

Earlier this year we announced that we have added Lowry Guitars to our roster of acoustic luthiers. Since, we have received two spectacular guitars, which justifiably been chosen as this week's Pick of The Week.

Originally from Northern Ireland, Andrew has been building acoustic guitars professionally in the north of France since 2014. With a doctorate in engineering, he benefits from valuable knowledge of acoustic systems gained during a first career in voice recognition technology.

He builds in a contemporary style, aiming for simplicity and elegance of form, and a tone rich in sustain and harmonics influenced by the Irish tradition of guitar-making. He currently offers three models (Braid, Slemish and Carrick), named for prominent landmarks in his native county of Antrim, Northern Ireland. Each instrument is truly unique, not only in the choice of materials, but in how they are prepared and worked, be it adapting the bracing for the characteristics of each top, or carving the neck according to the client's preferences.

Our first delivery from Lowry Guitars included a Carrick Model in African Ebony & Swiss Moon Spruce, alongside a Braid in Koa & Swiss Moon Spruce. You can find out more about both of these instruments below, and hear them in action.

Lowry Carrick in African Ebony & Swiss Moon Spruce- $5,900

Specifications

• Model: Carrick (OM size)

• Back & Sides: African ebony

• Top: Swiss "moon" spruce

• Bridge: Macassar Ebony

• Fingerboard: Macassar Ebony

• Neck: Brazilian Mahogany

• Bindings: Rocklite Ebano

• Rosette: Koa/Ebano

• Koa accents (top purfling, headstock inlay, endgraft)

• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Cosmo Black

• Scalelength: 645mm

• Frets to body: 14 frets to body

• Fully bolted neck

• Finish: Gloss Polyurethane

• Case: Hiscox Pro II Lite

Lowry Braid in Koa & Swiss Moon Spruce- $6,250

Specifications

• Model: Braid (OO size)

• Back and Sides: Koa

• Top: Swiss "Moon" spruce

• Bridge: African Ebony

• Fingerboard: African Ebony

• Neck: Brazilian Mahogany

• Bindings: Rocklite Ebano

• Rosette: Koa/Ebano

• Tuners: Gotoh 510 Cosmo Black

• Scalelength: 629mm

• Frets To Body: 13

• Fully bolted neck

• Finish: Gloss Polyurethane

• Case: Hiscox Pro II Lite

To find out more about Lowry Guitars, please don't hesitate to reach out by calling our US team on (+1) 615-383-8947 or our UK team by calling +44 (0) 207 835 5597, alternatively you can email us here.