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Rob Collins luthier
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Luthier and musician in Tyneside, UK
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I'm back at Whitley Bay Big Local for today's makers market. Doors open 10am. It's a great venue and the cafe is superb!

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Luthier Rob Collins' stall at the Whitley bay big local makers market
December 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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My birthday is soon, so to share a bit of happiness, there's 15% off in my online shop.
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#ukulele #mandolin #acoustic #luthier #handmade #woodworker #MadeInUK #northshields
Birthday discount at tinguitar.com online shop. Use voucher code birthday.
December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Some photos of the completed mandolin.
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A flat top mandolin from the workshop of UK luthier Rob Collins
December 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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The koa soprano is coming together nicely.
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British luthier rob Collins is building a soprano ukulele using Hawaiian koa wood.
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
tinguitar.bsky.social
Here's a quick tune on the new flat top mandolin.

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December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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I just finished the soundboard bracing for the jumbo-bodied tenor guitar.
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A view of the soundboard of a tenor guitar in the workshop of UK luthier Rob Collins
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Very nearly finished work on the flat top mandolin.
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#luthier #handmade #mandolin #acoustic #woodworker #MadeInUK
A flat top mandolin on the workbench of UK luthier Rob Collins
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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This is destined to be a landmark build - my 700th instrument.

It's going to be a cello guitar in ovangkol and Sitka spruce, based on a jumbo guitar body. Tuned in fifths with a longer scale length than a regular tenor guitar.
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A guitar soundboard being assembled in the workshop of UK luthier Rob Collins
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The mandolin is part way through it's varnish coats.
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A flat top mandolin by British luthier Rob Collins
November 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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More work in progress - a pineapple sopranino ukulele in Brazilian mahogany.
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A sopranino ukulele on the workbench of UK luthier Rob Collins
November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Making progress on another mandolin. This one is destined for my shop.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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This is a taropatch ukulele I built several years ago.

If you're not familiar with this variant of ukulele, it's a concert size body and scale length. The eight strings are arranged in four unison pairs.
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A taropatch ukulele has 8 strings arranged in unison pairs. This one is by UK luthier Rob Collins.
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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The batch of four solid body sopranos all sold pretty quickly.

I'm shopping for woods to make the next batch - please get in touch if you'd like to reserve one.
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An electric soprano ukulele by UK luthier Rob Collins
October 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Here's a group of ukuleles, all made for the same customer. All have walnut back/sides and London plane tops and range from soprano to baritone in size.

They look great together don't they?
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A group of four ukuleles by UK luthier Rob Collins A group of ukuleles by UK luthier Rob Collins A group of ukuleles by UK luthier Rob Collins.
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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I am planning to make more mandolins in the future. This tis my travel style.

It's a standard scale length, with a narrow body.
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A travel mandolin by British luthier rob Collins Headstock detail on the Rob Collins mandolin Rear view of the the Rob Collins mandolin headstock Travel mandolin by British luthier rob Collins
October 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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A few more pics of the mahogany sopranino. This one is currently available in the shop.
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A sopranino ukulele in reclaimed Brazilian mahogany by UK luthier Rob Collins. A sopranino ukulele in reclaimed Brazilian mahogany by UK luthier Rob Collins. A sopranino ukulele in reclaimed Brazilian mahogany by UK luthier Rob Collins. A sopranino ukulele in reclaimed Brazilian mahogany by UK luthier Rob Collins.
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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The mandolin is coming together. This is the second one I have built in this style.
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Work in progress, a mandolin by UK luthier Rob Collins
October 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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My newest completed instruments - a batch of 4 electric soprano ukuleles like this one.
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October 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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More detailed photos of the walnut / plane soprano.
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Soprano ukulele in walnut and London plane by UK luthier Rob Collins Soprano ukulele in walnut and London plane by UK luthier Rob Collins Soprano ukulele in walnut and London plane by UK luthier Rob Collins Soprano ukulele in walnut and London plane by UK luthier Rob Collins
October 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Installing the back braces on a tenor guitar.
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Tenor guitar in progress in the workshop of UK luthier Rob Collins
October 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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My newest custom commission has European walnut back and sides with a London plane top.
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#luthier #Handmade #ukulele #soprano #sopranoukulele #madeintyneside
October 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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I am planning to build more flattop mandolins in the future. This one is sapele and spruce.
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A mandolin body on the workbench of UK luthier Rob Collins
October 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Using a cabinet scraper to clean up the tenor guitar back.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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This hefty chunk of 40 year old Brazilian mahogany is destined to become the body for a short-scale bass guitar.
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A large slab of mahogany in the workshop of UK luthier Rob Collins
October 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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I'm making good progress on the batch of electric sopranos. Three of these are taken; the top one has a higher-spec fingerboard (pao ferro with mother of pearl dots) and is still available.

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Four partially completed electric soprano ukuleles in the workshop of UK luthier Rob Collins
October 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM