Ulster luthiers talk to BBC

There’s an nteresting BBC piece here on guitar makers in Northern Ireland including Lowden and Avalon guitars. 

George Lowden is among those talking about the challenges of building traditional instruments in a modern market. He said: ”If I was building something else other than guitars, then I would be able to find young people to bring in to apprentice who would already have had some basic training.

“It’s very hard to do that because the woodworking industry and the cabinet-making industry in Northern Ireland have virtually died out.”

You can see the whole thing here