Handmade guitars, cittern, bouzouki, tenor guitar and mandolin by English luthier, Nigel Forster -

Living and working in SE Queensland, Australia.

How to make a guitar video, step by step luthier instruction, and video featuring top Celtic music performers.

Writer of ebooks for luthiers.


New Standard Model Irish bouzouki - my best one yet?
6:08
New Standard Model Irish bouzouki - my best one yet?
The perfect DADGAD guitar - Model E-SS reveal
1:43
The perfect DADGAD guitar - Model E-SS reveal
Secrets of the 1947 Selmer Maccaferri Guitar Revealed
8:37
Secrets of the 1947 Selmer Maccaferri Guitar Revealed
Everything you need to know about semi hemispherical frets for guitars.
15:46
Everything you need to know about semi hemispherical frets for guitars.
The Power of EG3 Guitars Unveiled
4:31
The Power of EG3 Guitars Unveiled
Tom Kimber tenor guitar: Everything you need to know
2:31
Tom Kimber tenor guitar: Everything you need to know
I made an elegant handmade electric guitar from solid mahogany - The NK Forster EG3
4:48
I made an elegant handmade electric guitar from solid mahogany - The NK Forster EG3
NK Forster guitars EG2 and Robbie Karena
4:40
NK Forster guitars EG2 and Robbie Karena
Simple Handmade electric guitar - the NK Forster EG1
5:44
Simple Handmade electric guitar - the NK Forster EG1
NK Forster guitars - Small Celtic F mandolin
1:48
NK Forster guitars - Small Celtic F mandolin
How to tune an octave mandolin and what strings to use.
3:40
How to tune an octave mandolin and what strings to use.
Holly and Martin Sumpton - Mary and the Soldier. Folk music at its best.
3:33
Holly and Martin Sumpton - Mary and the Soldier. Folk music at its best.
Session King Model E guitar, NK Forster guitars
3:02
Session King Model E guitar, NK Forster guitars
Session King tenor guitar, 8 string small bouzouki, Celtic tunes.
2:33
Session King tenor guitar, 8 string small bouzouki, Celtic tunes.
NK Forster new Session King 6 string guitar, with The Stowaways
3:17
NK Forster new Session King 6 string guitar, with The Stowaways
Semi hemispherical fret ends the better way
1:14
Semi hemispherical fret ends the better way
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Irish bouzouki
9:02
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Irish bouzouki
18 Minutes of Beautiful tenor guitar and plectrum guitar - NK Forster guitars
18:51
18 Minutes of Beautiful tenor guitar and plectrum guitar - NK Forster guitars
New Celtic Mandolin NK Forster
6:00
New Celtic Mandolin NK Forster
How do you tune an octave mandolin? And what strings do you use?
6:07
How do you tune an octave mandolin? And what strings do you use?
Superb Celtic music on a 10 string guitar-bouzouki
2:46
Superb Celtic music on a 10 string guitar-bouzouki
Carving a guitar neck on the shaper (spindle moulder)
1:09
Carving a guitar neck on the shaper (spindle moulder)
I made two guitars from the same wood and they sound totally different.
17:16
I made two guitars from the same wood and they sound totally different.
NK Forster Parlour King tenor guitar
4:25
NK Forster Parlour King tenor guitar
Tenor guitar GDAE tuning, CGDA tuning and what strings to use.
6:58
Tenor guitar GDAE tuning, CGDA tuning and what strings to use.
Listen to a Celtic 10 string guitar bouzouki!
2:24
Listen to a Celtic 10 string guitar bouzouki!
Electric/Acoustic Session King tenor guitar - NK Forster Guitars
3:17
Electric/Acoustic Session King tenor guitar - NK Forster Guitars
More beautiful acoustic guitar music
28:55
More beautiful acoustic guitar music
20 minutes of Celtic mandolin, cittern and mandola
22:41
20 minutes of Celtic mandolin, cittern and mandola
30 minutes of superb acoustic guitar music
31:07
30 minutes of superb acoustic guitar music