The Instruments

“It’s the instruments that write the songs”  Steve Knightley, Show of Hands   

Build or Sound?

The look and final finish of an instrument is important but only after the tonal quality. 

We only use  top quality timbers which are shaped and assembled with the required sound in mind.  When done with skill and craftmanship this results in an instrument that looks good as well.

“Ive played many hand-made instruments over the years, and David and Nick's combination of construction and high quality materials is among the best in the business. There's also nothing that can touch their cello-mandolin in terms of unique sound, depth and songwriting inspiration!" Ian Cleverdon of The Huers.

Design and experience

We can build an instrument with only an outline guide from our clients, our aim  is to produce a top quality instrument that incorporates as many of your ideas as  practical.  The early Oddy instruments where based on established lines,  that's not to say that they haven’t evolved during our 40 years of build experience.   This is what gives the unique Oddy sound and tone .

Remember because we make all our instruments we can customise any of our instruments to your requirements.

Ethos & Sustainablity

While the best sounding instruments have historically been made from Rosewood and we accept that we sometimes have to build using tropical timbers we will always source timbers as sustainably as possible and within international regulations such as CITES.

There are plenty of European and Non-Tropical timbers available that can be used to build instruments which both sound and look great.  We are happy to guide you through this very complicated issue to arrive at a build which meets your expectations.We aim to buy as many of the materials and components as possible though UK suppliers