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Lowden founded George Lowden Guitars in 1974 at the age of 22 and soon completed Lowden guitar serial No.1. [3]Lowden used A-frame bracing on his first guitars, but from 1976 he used his own modified A-bracing system with a dolphin voicing profile which in many ways established the Lowden guitar's unique sound.
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Thomas Perry (Irish: Tomás de Poire; c. 1738 – November 1818) was an Irish luthier who introduced a type of bowed psaltery known as the cither viol or sultana. [2] He is regarded as one of Ireland's most influential violin makers and is often referred to as 'The Irish Stradivari'. [3]
He was a true pioneer of the English luthier scene and influenced many makers who came later. God bless you John and thank you so much. [11] Anthony Phillips (formerly guitarist with the band Genesis) played a Bailey six-string on the "Guitar Song" demo in 1973. This was experimentation with different guitars recording with two Revoxes.
The company, "Avalon Guitars Limited", was originally formed in 1989 as The Lowden Guitar Company Limited and operated from Bangor, County Down until 1990. From 1989 until 2003, Avalon produced approximately 15,000 Lowden acoustic guitars and for a brief period from 1992 to 1996 also produced a solid body electric bass guitar under the name Goodfellow.
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The word luthier is originally French and comes from luth, the French word for "lute".The term was originally used for makers of lutes, but it came to be used in French for makers of most bowed and plucked stringed instruments such as members of the violin family (including violas, cellos, and double basses) and guitars.