Larkspur Lutherie

Handcrafted
Gypsy Jazz, Classical
& Tenor Guitars

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Selmer Style - Gypsy Jazz

Jazz Manouche

The Jazz Manouche guitar is the hallmark of the Larkspur brand. It packs a ferocious punch, is perfectly balanced and stands out with its classy yet unique aesthetique…

 
 
 
 

Traditional 4 string instrument

Tenor Guitar

These underutilised instruments will make a huge comeback when this model gets out to the world. This adorable little 4 string instrument will drown out instruments twice its size…

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Classical - Nylon String

7-String Classical

The hugely innovative Larkspur 7-string classical comes with a multi scale neck and a contemporary latter braced pattern for unprecedented projection!

 
 
 
 

Blend Of Classical And Jazz

Classical Hybrid

This guitar is perfect for a huge variety of styles, from Latin Jazz to Tango. It has the warmth that nylon strings provide, but responds with a powerful projection…

 
 
 

Larkspur guitars are carefully built with the following features and specs for optimal sound projection and playability.

  • Each individual piece of wood that goes into my guitars is checked meticulously. I test for properties such as stiffness, damping, velocity of sound, and density…

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  • Each Larkspur guitar is built with an adjustable neck system allowing the player to adjust the height of the strings from the fretboard with a simple turn of an allen key…

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  • Light weight and stiff, carbon fibre makes a neck do what it's supposed to do without adding weight…

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  • The Jazz Manouche and tenor guitar models come equipped with custom handmade tailpieces from…

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  • Standard to each Larkspur model, laminated structured sides create a stiffer rim assembly, providing greater stability and anchor to the top and back vibrating plates.…

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“Larkspur guitars are the loudest acoustic instruments I’ve ever heard. I could have sworn it was amplified the first time I heard it!”

— Andy Mac

 
 
 

Joshua Greenberg

I imagine a time before amplification, when a powerfully projecting instrument was a necessity…