Brook Guitars News January 2025

January 2025

Tim picked up his third Brook, this time a Tavy, here’s the trio with Trigger proudly on guard!

Trigger and Brook Trio

Rosewood back and sides,

Tim's Brook Tavy

With a Sitka top, and koa rosette and binding.

Tim's Brook Tavy 2

Another trio here – Pat from Las Vegas sent us a current photo of his three.

Pat's Trio

John from Southampton ordered this Tavy to match the Carey we made for him a couple of years ago,

John's Brook Tavy

The Carey‘s on the left, the Tavy on the right. Both with rosewood back and sides and matching figured mahogany and herringbone rosettes.

Brook Carey and Tavy

Here are the latest two for Coda – a red-gum and European spruce Lamorna and a rosewood and Sitka Lyn

Two for Coda tops

Here are the backs.

Two Brooks for Coda bscks

This twenty-four year old Tavy came in for a set-up

Vintage Brook Tamar

And this seventeen year old left-handed Tamar twelve string needed some remedial work to the bridge, it looks like the humidity was at fault here – the tuners were actually rusted around the edges.

Pressing the top of Brook twelve string

Back playing properly again!

Vintage Brook Twelve Styring

Just carried out a fret dress and set-up on this ’80s Les Paul.

Les Paul set-up

It’s not often we have this many Brooks on the rack at one time,

Brook workshop 2

A mixture of old and new with our Brooks amongst the collection of vintage instruments.

Brook workshop 2

Simon Moore took the opportunity to come round and take some more shots for his short film of the workshop!

Lights, Camera, Action

Lastly – another photo from the morning commute!

Morning Commute to the Workshop