Toby Chapman Carpentry

Toby Chapman Carpentry Maker and restorer of early musical instruments including the Vihuela, the renaissance guitar and the Gittern. Hello and welcome to my page .

I have decided to use this page to display all the many items that i make. I was trained in musical instrument making from 1989-1993 in London and have made many hundreds of items in wood since.

7 course Vihuela. 625mm scale length.Walnut back and sides.Maple neck and pegbox ( olive wood cap).Spruce soundboard, ki...
28/03/2026

7 course Vihuela. 625mm scale length.
Walnut back and sides.
Maple neck and pegbox ( olive wood cap).
Spruce soundboard, kingwood bridge.
Maple and walnut fingerboard.
Handmade decorative inlays and walnut half edging.
Boxwood pegs.
Aquila Nylgut strings .
g, d,a ,f,c,G,F.
This is overall larger than my standard 6 course and has a deeper body and a generous width fingerboard.
Available now, any questions please contact me.

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7- course Vihuela, just waiting for strings, ready soon. Let me know if you are interested!
23/03/2026

7- course Vihuela, just waiting for strings, ready soon. Let me know if you are interested!

Time to glue on the bridge.
27/02/2026

Time to glue on the bridge.

Golden rose!Woodenpeginstruments.co.uk
29/01/2026

Golden rose!

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Drilling the bridge for the strings and reducing down the ribs, all by hand!Woodenpeginstruments.co.uk
18/11/2025

Drilling the bridge for the strings and reducing down the ribs, all by hand!

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13/11/2025

Lute loop.

The rose. Pierced first with a very fine saw, then later with a knife. Three quarters to go, I'm using Cherry for this o...
10/11/2025

The rose. Pierced first with a very fine saw, then later with a knife. Three quarters to go, I'm using Cherry for this one.

09/11/2025

Lament.

16/10/2025

Medieval mockery.

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The Barns
Northampton
NN96AR

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+447562778851

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