Bonham Guitars began with a simple idea — to build instruments with character.

After decades working in fine woodworking, antique restoration, and French polishing, Christopher Bonham began building guitars using reclaimed timber.

What started as a passion project quickly became something more — instruments that resonated not only in tone, but in story.

The timber used in Bonham guitars has already lived a life.

Antique pianos, century-old beams, reclaimed timber — each piece carrying a story shaped by time.

These materials are carefully selected and transformed into instruments built for a new generation of players.

The timber has aged naturally over decades — sometimes more than a century.

Each piece carries its own character, stability, and resonance.

No two guitars are ever the same.

Each Bonham guitar is handcrafted using traditional methods.

 Necks are shaped by hand.

Bodies are individually finished.

Pickups are hand-wound.

Every instrument is built slowly, carefully, and intentionally.

These guitars aren’t just instruments.

 They are pieces of history — reborn and ready for a new generation of players.

Each one carries a past — and begins a new story in the hands of its next owner.

‘A Bonham Guitar is built slowly, by hand and designed to be played for a lifetime.’

Chris Bonham