Tin Guitar

Ukuleles, Mandolins, Diddley Bows & more. Independent, bespoke luthiery.

A full-time ukulele luthier for more than a decade, Robert Collins (trading at Tinguitar.com) specialises in hand-made standard and bespoke ukuleles, mandolins, diddleybows and tin instruments. He uses his experience as a chartered engineer to design a range of instruments that sound beautiful and are made with stunning and unique woods.

02/04/2026

The baritone ukulele is ready for its first varnish coats.

27/03/2026

This soprano ukulele in meranti wood will soon be available at a very keen price.

25/03/2026

The Engelmann spruce top on this baritone ukulele is one of the nicest I have ever had.

23/03/2026

Beautiful ovangkol back and sides on the cello guitar.

20/03/2026

I love the colour of the Sitka spruce top on the cello guitar.

13/03/2026

Really happy with this new concert ukulele. Bright, crisp tone and plenty loud.

10/03/2026

I've just added two very striking looking ukuleles to the shop. One is a soprano in beautiful Australian blackwood, the other is a concert with deep red padauk for the back and sides, spruce for the top.

06/03/2026

**Update**

Two build slots are already reserved. Three more slots available in this batch.

Last year I made several of these no-frills electric soprano ukuleles.

Would anyone be interested in a larger model, ie concert or tenor in the same style?

05/03/2026

One of the biggest instruments I've tackled. A super jumbo bodied tenor guitar in ovangkol and Sitka spruce.

04/03/2026

It's a 5 string so I added slightly larger braces either side of the sound hole.

03/03/2026

Shaping the soundboard braces.

02/03/2026

This tenor ukulele will have a spruce top, quilt maple back and sides and a mahogany neck. It's destined to go in my online shop when finished.

Address

Unit 1, Flexspace, Orion Way, Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate
North Shields
NE297SN

Website

https://tinguitar.com/shop/

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Robert Collins (trading at Tinguitar.com) specialises in using reclaimed, sustainably-sourced and indigenous woods to produce hand-made instruments including standard and bespoke ukuleles, mandolins, diddleybows and tin instruments. He has produced over 500 musical instruments for professional and casual players around the world. He uses his experience as a chartered engineer to design instruments that sound beautiful, look great and are made with stunning and unique woods. He is also told that he is the only full-time English Ukulele Luthier.