Walnut Ariel

The walnut for this guitar came from a tree planted by Queen Victoria in Kew Gardens in London, sadly it blew down in the great storm of 1987. Fortunately, parts of the tree were rescued and sold to a few lucky people like Roger Bucknall. The guitar neck is made from a single piece of the same tree, which must be almost unique in the world of guitar making. The guitar was inspired by the wood itself, so rather than wait for a customer to order it, Roger made a guitar entirely according to his own perception of the possibilities of the wood.