One-of-a-Kind Custom Handmade Guitars

We are a resource where you can find one-of-a-kind, handmade guitars. The builders we represent all have a lengthy background using and producing instruments, to create pieces that are absolutely stunning. You can find many beautiful guitars in our gallery but if you are looking for a guitar we don’t have, we will take your specifications and have one of our builders create your perfect piece.

The appearance and tone produced by the handcrafted guitars found at Luthierscollection.com are evident as soon as you see or handle one of these unparalleled instruments. Some luthiers are only able to build a small number of guitars each year and they ensure that every guitar they produce is absolutely perfect. Our builders are no exception.

Be sure to browse our gallery and don’t overlook the Walker guitars as they are quite outstanding.

Kim Walker has been making guitars since 1974. The quality of his guitars are the result of meticulous attention to detail and a lengthy history in the industry. He learned the ropes of the industry by working as a banjo and dulcimer maker in 1973. Then, in 1979 he began working under George Gruhn, a noteworthy collector and dealer.

Kim was running the six-man shop owned by Gruhn in 1984, and in 1986 he started building prototypes of new models for the Guild Guitar Company. He was heading the R&D department for Guild in 1987 and in 1988 he was the assistant plant manager supervising production of 50 guitars per day.

In 1994 Kim started his own company. The influence of C.F. Martin and Gibson is apparent in the style of many of Kim’s handmade guitars. A few of our available models include the ’03 Walker 000-12 Fret that features Cocobolo back and sides, German spruce soundboard, an armrest built and installed by Kim, Brazilian rosewood bindings, a thin ebony/maple circle rosette, slotted headstock, and Waverly tuners with Ivroid buttons.