Brent Benfield, luthier

Brent has been working with wood since 1972, and has been creating guitars since 1992. He builds classical and steel string acoustics with attention to detail and a sense of sound which marries technical knowledge and skill with a love for the craft of creating artistically beautiful instruments which are very pleasing to both the eye and the ear.

He holds a diploma from Timeless Instruments School (Canada) and has studied with Jose Romanillos.  He has published articles in American Lutherie (1997 and 2004) .

Many unique design features make these completely handmade guitars not only a joy to play and hear, but a sight to behold. And they are available at very affordable prices for handmade instruments with a big sound - $1800+.

Features include:

• a lo-tie, 2-hole per string bridge which lowers the weight of the bridge and de-stresses the string angles
• binding strips contoured for their functionality and beauty
• gold-inlaid fret markers
• Byers nut compensation - a precision system which tunes the entire fretboard, and is very pleasing to the ear
• angled saddle
• bone nut and saddle
• wide choice of tuners - Sloane, Reischl, Fusteros, Rodgers, and Alessi. Normal tuners are from Schaller and Gotoh.

Benfield guitars are available at McCutcheon Music,
38 Marco Lane, Centerville, OH 45458.