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Peter Cook developed the Ned Callan range in the 1970s, guitars being initially handcrafted by Cook himself from his small workshop in London's Notting Hill, and later for Shaftesbury with Shergold Guitars being commisioned to make Ned Callan guitars as designed by Peter. Shergold produced both the "Cody" and "Hombre" models under this arrangement and these odd-looking guitars earned themselves the nickname "Nobbly Neds".
This Ned Callan bass is, I'm guessing because of the lack of the Shaftesbury name on the headstock, one of Peter Cook's earlier hand-built instruments, which seems to take its cues from the early Gibson EB-0 designs.
This rare piece of British guitar-making history is currently being auctioned on eBay UK with a starting bid of £150 (and with no bids currently as I type this), although I would warn prospective buyers that the lacquer is very cracked which could present the buyer with a dilemma: to leave it as it is so that it is as original as possible, or to refinish it?
Peter Cook is still in the guitar business, but these days he sells them via Peter Cook's Guitar World rather than making them himself.
As as aside, the Shaftesbury name was also used by Rosetti Music as a brandname on various imported guitars from Japan and Korea.
G L Wilson
© 2011, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 10th year!
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Guitar
1970s vintage British-built Ned Callan bass
Peter Cook developed the Ned Callan range in the 1970s, guitars being initially handcrafted by Cook himself from his small workshop in London's Notting Hill, and later for Shaftesbury with Shergold Guitars being commisioned to make Ned Callan guitars as designed by Peter. Shergold produced both the "Cody" and "Hombre" models under this arrangement and these odd-looking guitars earned themselves the nickname "Nobbly Neds".
This Ned Callan bass is, I'm guessing because of the lack of the Shaftesbury name on the headstock, one of Peter Cook's earlier hand-built instruments, which seems to take its cues from the early Gibson EB-0 designs.
This rare piece of British guitar-making history is currently being auctioned on eBay UK with a starting bid of £150 (and with no bids currently as I type this), although I would warn prospective buyers that the lacquer is very cracked which could present the buyer with a dilemma: to leave it as it is so that it is as original as possible, or to refinish it?
Peter Cook is still in the guitar business, but these days he sells them via Peter Cook's Guitar World rather than making them himself.
As as aside, the Shaftesbury name was also used by Rosetti Music as a brandname on various imported guitars from Japan and Korea.
G L Wilson
© 2011, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 10th year!
- Shergold Marathon 6-string Bass From 1978
guitarz.blogspot.com: Yesterday we looked at a vintage guitar made by an almost forgotten American manufacturer, and today I want to show you a guitar from an almost forgotten British manufacturer. We've looked at Shergold guitars before here on...
- Peter Cook, The Final Cut . . . . . . . .
As we come to the end of the period when Peter was making custom guitars, this was the time that the shop was opened, Peter Cook's Guitar World. I contacted the shop that Peter and Trevor set up and this is what they kindly gave me. Peter Cook's...
- Peter Cook - The Outtakes . . . . .
Friday again!! I thought that this would be the last post on this subject but as I've experienced so far - I get to a point in time where I think I've just about covered everything and then something else crops up!! Only yesterday, I managed to...
- Peter Cook, Luthier - Part 2. . . . . . .
From the early days of getting together with a few friends . . . . . . . . to playing guitar in pro bands and then on to guitar making and expanding the Ned Callan range. . . . . the story continues in Peter's own words. When Tom sought fame and...
- Peter Cook, Guitar Builder - Eric And Peter Meet . . .
Tuesday was an exciting day, one that I had been looking forward to for some time. Being an enthusiast for hand made guitars and "one off" instruments, I have always had an admiration for the makers and it would be hard to mention custom guitars and basses,...