Phil Meltzer Guitars

30/08/2026

One of my recent guitars featured in Torn Chorus’ latest release, “I’m Your Clown”.
I posted a teaser for it a few weeks ago and here’s the excellent finished product.
As previously stated the guitar is a custom build especially for Frank. I love that it’s being played and heard.

I’m Your Clown by Torn Chorus is an thought-provoking folk rock son...

30/08/2026

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16/04/2026

I recently delivered this guitar to its new owner. It’s a custom falcate braced OM sized guitar. The soundboard is from Western Red Cedar with Australian King Billy Pine bracing. Back and sides are birdseye Maple, but there’s a lot more going on there than just birdseye figure. Back bracing is Sitka Spruce with an Indian Rosewood marriage strip. Bloodwood bindings. African Padauk fretboard, headstock veneers and bridge. Padauk also for the laminations in the flame Maple neck. Padauk and abalone/paua in the rosette. Gotoh 510 tuners with Ebony buttons.
That about sums it up.
Its sound is every bit as good as its looks and with the side sound port the new owner will hear s much more of it.

06/01/2022

Making guitars and test cricket go together like coffee and mornings…when they’re not off the field for rain delays anyway.

02/12/2021

The concert ukelele is built (no finish as yet). Top is Blackwood (Koa), back and sides are Kyogle Olivewood (thanks Derrek and Lindy), fretboard is Ringed Gidgee, neck is New Guinea Rosewood. Headstock veneer and bridge are also Olivewood. It sounds…like a ukelele…
P.S. the saddle isn't completely shaped yet

02/12/2021

Time to put a finish on this PMG-OM (Orchestra Model). The first of many steps completed…sealing the wood with a couple of coats of shellac. Finishing with nitro can take the same amount of time as it takes to build the guitar.

03/11/2021

Honey…I shrunk the guitar…concert ukulele from Olive wood and Tasmanian Blackwood.

11/08/2021

Lacquer spray progress on the New Guinea Rosewood and Cedar PMG P-28.
Eight coats of nitro spray so far. A few to go. Waiting on some more spray to arrive.

08/08/2021

Two out of three spray jobs done and this PMG JS-11A is finished and hanging in my new guitar rack.
Based on a Taylor design with various modifications, it has a clear and precise treble that really lends itself to fingerpicking or flat picking.
Main woods are:
Top - Sitka Spruce
Back and sides - Tasmanian Blackwood
Neck - New Guinea Rosewood
Fretboard/bridge/headstock/ pickguard - all Ringed Gidgee
Binding - Ebony
Gold coloured frets and machine heads

03/08/2021

I have two levels of calling a guitar 'finished".
The first is when it is strung for the first time and is playable.

After that it needs to have the strings taken off and a finish...lacquer, shellac or oil applied to it. Once this is done the pick guard can be attached (if it's going to have one), and once that happens it's fully finished.

This guitar, a PMG Thinline, has now has been lacquered and has its pick guard. It is now finished.

It has a King Billy Pine top, Tiger Myrtle back and sides, Fijian Mahogany neck, Ebony bridge, Ebony fretboard, Ebony pickguard and trim. It also has a falcate bracing pattern.