My name is Jason Brouwers and I have loved the guitar for as long as I can remember. I had always dreamt of building my own guitars when I was young and spent many hours pulling apart instruments, to see how they worked. In 1988 I restored an old "Jason" semi-acoustic - although it wasn't the most professional job it did give me an enormous amount of satisfaction.

In 1998 I had the opportunity to build my first Guitar - a Martin '0' style acoustic. I was completely taken with this new art and when I strummed the first chord I knew I would make many more.

The appeal of Luthiery for me is the blend of art and science. I am fascinated by the mechanics of a guitar and the precision that is needed to produce a good instrument. I am equally taken by the beauty of timber. For me, building a guitar involves Consulting, Research, Pencil Drawing, 2D and 3D CAD, Jig making, Template making, CNC programming, Hand Carving and Hand Finishing.

Guitar building is a part-time activity for me as I also have a seperate full-time career. As I also have a young family my time is somewhat restricted, by my own choice. I always have a guitar in progress and have enough guitars in the pipeline to keep me busy for some time. I am always excited by the prospect of making a new guitar and I always try and make time to discuss this with anybody who is interested.