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The home of weissenborns downunder, Burgin Guitars, was recently the subject of a three minute documentary. Yep, that's all the time it takes for a quick workshop tour and a chat. Well actually no - there was heaps I had to say (just don't get a guitar maker talking) but it's quite a nice sound bite of words, wood dust and some pickin'and slidin'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqPPldJqqDc

As you can see we're still hard at work makin' weissenborns, and the odd mandolin, cittern and regular guitars. And we're on facebook under Burgin Guitars. We have some instruments in stock too.

The great job of filming was by my pal, Cameron Burnell, better known as Dusty, the go-to mandolin guy in Wellington.

Thanks for watching. Paddy Burgin. www.burginguitars.co.nz
Contact: paddyburgin@gmail.com

Thanks Paddy - well done. You packed a lot into a very short time!

Your Weissenborn sound terrific, Paddy. I've played at least three and all were great.

Yes, Paddy is a wonderful luthier (and a great musician, too). Paddy, what's the meaning of this symbol on the headstock? Thank you and regards

Thanks for your great comments friends. The logo question got me thinking.
Long ago I realised I needed a logo made from the local shell known as paua (abalone). Round here you can ususally pick them up on a rocky shore, take 'em home and chop them into bits. The symbol started as a flattened s shaped squiggle for no other reason than it was easy to do and over time it's morphed into a curvy reverse z thing with the concave surfaces perfectly fitting a tiny hand wound grinder found in a dumpster. None of them are quite the same, - everyone is made by hand. Your question made me realise now that I have made hundreds of these things.
Cheers Paddy.

Just to say there's a brand noo Burgin weissenborn in Boston's Music Emporium.

https://themusicemporium.com/guitars/ac ... -lap-steel