NOTICEWe are not currently accepting any new work or students as we prepare for a move to Melbourne in June/July. Check back here for more information in the upcoming months.

Hand made guitarsExpert repairsGuitar making tuition

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01Custom made guitars
02Repairs for any and all stringed instruments
03Luthiery tuition (learn to build a guitar, hands on!)
04Authorised Maton repair
05Authorised National Guitars repair
Guitars

Guitars

Wheeler Custom 12-String

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Gidgee OOO nearly ready to ship

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Wheeler Custom L-OO

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Biscuit style resonator guitar

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Repairs

Repairs

Wheeler Custom Lutherie offers expert repairs on all fretted musical instruments. We are acoustic guitar specialists and do everything from basic set-ups to neck re-sets, re-tops, and finish repairs.

Wheeler Custom Lutherie is also an authorised Maton Guitars repairer and National Guitars repairer.

If you have a stringed instrument in need of repairs, Contact Us by email or phone, or come by the workshop at 5/6 Booralee St, Botany, and we’ll help you out.

This 1979 Fylde Guitar needed a neck reset.
Some Gibsons we repaired.
Tuition

Tuition

If you’ve ever dreamed of making your own guitar, we can help. With our guidance you can build an acoustic guitar in our workshop using our jigs and tools. Learn about guitar making in a friendly, relaxed and informal atmosphere.

During the course, you will choose what type of acoustic guitar you will make. We offer tuition in making O, OO, OOO (12 and 14 fret) and Dreadnought steel string guitars, as well as classical and flamenco nylon string guitars.

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Students in the Workshop

While making your guitar, you will learn a wide variety of essential luthier skills including:

01Materials selection.
02Bending of timber sides.
03Construction of guitar tops, backs, and bracing.
04Theory of guitar tuning and body resonance
05Body assembly
06Construction of guitar necks
07Scale lengths
08Fingerboard construction
09Fretting
10Final assembly
11Guitar finish and setup

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Find Us

The workshop is open:

Tuesday – Friday10am – 6pm
Saturday11am – 6pm

We are closed on Sundays and Mondays and most public holidays.

Call (02) 9316 7467 or text 0410 448 824

5/6 Booralee St, Botany

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