..:: Chris Larkin Custom ::..

Instruments Gallery

Up to now I have made more than 600 instruments by hand. Here you can find a selection of them, some old, some more recent.
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From The Workshop

An insight into some of the stuff that goes on in the workshop. Not all of the things you do to make an instrument are glamorous!
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Featured Instrument

A closer, more detailed look at a particular instrument. With instruments that are hand made to order there are many possibilities for customising.
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Musicians' Gallery

Here are pictures of some of my customers with their instruments. If you are the owner of a Chris Larkin you could be included too.
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My designs are original, practical and, I think, beautiful. My instruments are individual for individuals.

I work alone hand building a variety of instruments beside the beach on the beautiful west coast of Ireland. I am in my third decade of guitar making and it is still the best job in the world. And, so far, I get paid to do it. Nothing could be better!