About Galloup Guitars

Bryan Galloup started his luthier career working with world famous guitar builder, repairman, author and video maker Dan Erlewine in the early eighties. They made a strong building and repair team and together they pioneered lutherie techniques and tools used in the business today. Bryan took over the Guitar Hospital in 1986 when Dan moved to Ohio to become the head of research & development for another company. Over the past 20 years Bryan has become one of the countries premier repair and restoration specialist. His restoration techniques have been featured in numerous magazines, books and videos and he is always a popular guest speaker at trade shows. In 1988 Bryan founded the Galloup School of Lutherie. Over the past 10 years his school has grown to become a prestigious world-renown Lutherie school with students attending from around the world. His shop has grown into a 4500 sq. ft. totally climate controlled state of the art shop that is now called Galloup Guitars. One of the things that Bryan is most proud of is that his shop is totally environmentally friendly. Every aspect of Bryan's shop that deals with hazardous materials is completely contained. Another unique feature of Galloup Guitars is they utilize the Buzz Feiten tuning system. Meaning, the instrument is in tune all the way up the neck. It does not progressively get sharp as do most guitars. Bryan's passion is his line of hand-crafted acoustic guitars. His desire was to create unique instruments based on traditional building principles, but another line of Martin copies was not what he had in mind. He designed and redesigned until his line of guitars were distinct instruments in all aspects. Every Galloup Guitar is built from only the finest materials available. All tone woods are air seasoned after kiln drying for a minimum of 18 months. This kind of wood monitoring ensures that all woods used are stable through season and climate changes. Because Bryan wanted to be absolutely sure about the date the wood was processed, he set up his shop with full re-sawing capabilities so he could cut and date the wood himself. With the exception of fret wire and tuners, every part of the Galloup Guitar is built in house.