The top
A single f-hole, two humbuckers and gold hardware on a dark, straight-grained top. Headless: the tuners live at the bridge, the neck ends where the frets end.
Handmade in Italy since 2019
Fine handmade stringed artifacts.
True works of art that are meant to be played.
Specimens
of wood and time.
I began building instruments in 2019, driven by a simple idea: to create true works of art that are meant to be played. Entirely self-taught, entirely handmade in Italy.
Conventional techniques and innovative exploration, side by side, with respect for the heritage of the instrument. Carefully selected woods and components, and finishes that let the material speak for itself.
Anatomy
Terra
The profile
Seen from the side the body is thin and the carve is continuous, without a binding line to interrupt it.
The back
Pale figured wood, left almost bare, with a single triangular plate over the electronics. The neck runs through it in a darker stripe.
Instruments
Two specimens,
each one built once.
- Scale
- Multiscale 25.5″ – 27″
- Body
- Walnut
- Top
- Poplar burl
- Neck
- Maple
- Fretboard
- Malaysian ebony
- Scale
- Multiscale 34″ – 35″
- Body
- Ovangkol
- Neck
- Wenge, purpleheart
- Fretboard
- Wenge
About
Built from the
perspective of a musician.
As a guitar and bass player myself, I build from the perspective of a musician. I have a particular passion for multiscale and headless instruments, carefully selected woods and components, and finishes that let the material speak for itself.
In 2025 Nile joined the Nordstrand Audio Builders Program.
Finishes that let the material speak for itself.
Nile
Collaborations
Artists, brands and projects
we've had the privilege to work with.
Contact
Some ideas arrive
fully formed.
Others take shape slowly, through a conversation, a sound, or a shared vision. Whether you're an artist, a band, a company, or simply someone with a thought to share, write and we'll take it from there.
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