Bell Guitars NZ

21/02/2026

The Sketch of the man who inspired my model names, my signature cross end graft and the 100 year guarantee, Grandad Walter 👨‍🌾🤠

21/02/2026

So this guitar was my first build I ever did and this song is very fitting as all my guitar models are named after my Grandad Walter, brought his first farm at 29 years old paid per acre at 1 pound 15 pence (imagine that 😅) he lived to the ripe old age of 100 years old smoked a pipe and never missed church on a sunday.....even if he wasn't supposed to be driving 😂
I tried to fix and re- glue the bridge after it lifted (hence the terrible finish on it I botched 🤦‍♂️) but we learn from our mistakes, they only make us better! It origionally had a beautiful french polish on it that a freind did for me, with that finish It made the guitar sound amazing and really brought out the beautiful tone in this monkeypod set pairing with the bearclaw spruce top and I surprised myself with how it performed as everyone says that your first ever guitar build probably wont sound very good, but I was determined to prove them wrong ,even though the combination of my guitar playing skill level and the not so flash microphone on a phone do not do it any justice 😅
It is currently in pieces so I can refresh this with the skills and knowledge I now have and start a new journey with mastering the with my new workshop in the making the french polish is what all my guitars deserve from this day on 😉

21/02/2026

Well I thought it was about time to chuck another post up 😅
This is a wee clip from a shot I did a while back on my very first guitar build.
Now I'm definitely no singer and a very average player but this was one of the first finger picking intros I made to suit my skill level, it took hours of practice and probably 20 odd takes lol 😂
But I love this song, it has so much heart and meaning put into it by .
That is what it is all about and why we love
I definitely don't do it any justice but I'm just

20/12/2025

20/12/2025

Well I've finally brought a house and moved to the city with the help of some bloody good friends and family and finished up with some well deserved beverages and pizza.......one of the last beers I'll have as I started a new error without alcohol 🍻
Now to get the new workshop up and running and get this latest build finished that was supposed to be done for cmcrocks2025 but
Unfortunately ran out of time so now its a special.
This guitar is a bit special as I am trying a new construction method that deletes some bracing in the top and is replaced with a triple layer between a sandwich of Australian bunya and australian Huon pine vacuume clamped together, matched with Queensland maple neck, blackwood bridge, fingerboard and trims, it also has a vacuum clamped 4 layer carbon fiber rosette inlayed with NZ paua a beautiful set of blackheart sassafras back and sides 👌 then topped off with walnut burl head plate.
UstrThis should create a lighter guitar with a bit more resonance in the top without compromising on strength!
I've always been the guy who like to think outside the box (so to speak) and always keen to try something new and different! 😏 This one wont be for sale as it is experimental and I only want the best thats tried and tested for future clients!

26/11/2025

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19/11/2025

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30/10/2025

Labour Weekend might be over — but our fight to protect New Zealand Rodeo is far from done. 🐂🇳🇿

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Link in bio!! 🥰

27/10/2025

Felt like I was punching just standing next to the beast, how good would this look with Bell guitars on the side ..... 😂🤠

26/10/2025

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It’s not a fluke when it happens again and again. Behind every great sale is a great relationship, and another 5-star review. Strategic marketing, strong systems, and relentless follow-up … backed by trust, care, and real connection. That’s how I work.
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06/09/2025

Little is all made up 🤠 Ready to be pocketed into the fretboard!
25 hours later and many tiny hand-cut wood, pearl and aluminum pieces later 🤗
This is my most complex inlay today and im stoked with the results 🙌