SQUARE DEAL GUITAR COMPANY
Handcrafted Acoustic Guitars For The Discerning Player & Collector
Allow me to introduce myself...
My name is Jack Needham, welcome to my website. I build custom steel-string acoustic guitars here in Pittsburgh, PA. My shop is located along the Ohio river in an old industrial complex, home to a colorful assortment of people, from sculptors & artisans, to heavy industry, to the largest distributer of alternative vinyl LP’s in the world! I work by myself from start (often sawing the wood from rough lumber) to finish (spraying nitrocellulose lacquer, fine sanding, buffing & rubbing to a fine gloss).
The guitars I build are inspired by the great acoustics from the ‘30’s to the ‘50’s, but I’ve chosen to combine some decidedly “old-school” techniques with a few modern improvements.
The guitars I build are inspired by the great acoustics from the ‘30’s to the ‘50’s, but I’ve chosen to combine some decidedly “old-school” techniques with a few modern improvements. I suppose my main inspirations as a luthier are the many talented musicians I’ve listened to through the years, guitarists and otherwise. They are the true artists, I’m merely a craftsman ( hopefully with a little touch of artist in there too). Whether you buy a guitar from me, or from one of the other talented luthiers out there, I hope you find your own dream guitar!
“Dear Mr. Needham,
I took delivery of one of your guitars purchased through Russ Campbell at Luthiers Pride. It is a Fingerstyle 000. All I can say is that it is incredible. The craftsmanship, the tone, the playability all are just fantastic. It has exceeded all my expectations and I can not put it down”. Robert S.
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