Crossfield Stringed Instruments

Specialties

Crossfield Stringed Instruments provide setups, repair and bespoke, hand made stringed instruments and custom inlays. The main instruments that we focus on are Guitar (both electric and acoustic), Mandolins and Violins.

A great deal of our business is focused on repair and setup — we get many customers that have purchased new ‘factory-​produced’ instruments that require adjustment such as lowering the action, levelling frets and re-​crowning, as well as re-​cutting or replacing nuts and saddles, fitting pickups, bridge re-​gluing and general repairs to structure and finish. No job is too small or too large.

Unlike many Luthiers, we are also players of the instruments that we make and repair and as such work closely with the customer to define their exact requirements and options.

History

Established in 2009.

We have been hand making instruments since 1999 and setting up and repairing instruments for almost 40 years.

Meet the Business Owner

Leo C.

Business Owner

Leo has been playing Guitar, Mandolin and 5 String Banjo since 1964 and has performed semi-​professionally with numerous bands covering many types of music.

He holds Honours Degrees in Psychology and Sociology and a Masters Degree in Cybernetics. He worked as a Chartered Psychologist and Psychotherapist for thirty years and retired in order to focus on his four main loves: playing music, teaching music, helping musicians and making musical instruments.