Tony Francis Instruments

My thanks to everyone for your continued support and making the switch to the new blog address! Here is a Style 4 from the latest batch, shi...

I first met Andreas Aase on the old IGS forum back in 2007, through a mutual love of acoustic lap slide guitars. Somehow I ended up building...

By the time Weissenborn started referring to his Hawaiian guitars in numerical "Styles", (around the time of his company formation...

I often receive questions regarding Weissenborns, and im always happy to discuss anything Weissenborn related - so if you have a question fe...

As part of May Music Month, I will be talking at the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa on Saturday 15th. Come along and bring a frien...

I first met James Williamson after he contacted me about an old Spanish neck Weissenborn he had acquired. It turned out his Style A was real...

Kia ora. My name is Tony Francis. In 2005 I began my tenure as a guitar maker and vintage guitar repairman, specializing in Weissenborn Hawa...