Mark Roberts Guitars & Ukuleles
Precision designed and crafted instruments take time. My build list is typically 12-18 months.
Let's connect, and discuss your bespoke instrument, tailored just for you.
Please read the design matters page, so we can discuss your instrument with more clarity.
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STANDARD FEATURES
Walnut, Mahogany, or Indian Rosewood back & sides • Sitka, Redwood, Cedar or Engelmann Spruce top • Hand graduated sound boards • Honduran Mahogany neck • Through-head carbon fiber neck reinforcement • Grain-matched/Hand-split tone bars • Radiused soundboard and back • Compliant back • Round sound hole • Compound radius Ebony fingerboard • 19+ frets on the fretboard • African Ebony bridge • Wood binding • Top head stock veneer • Mother of Pearl or abalone fretboard dots on face • Bone nut & saddle • Gotoh Mini geared tuners • Hardshell case.
STANDARD PRICING
Ukuleles
T14 Tenor - $4,000
T14 Long Scale Tenor - $4,200
T16 Tenor - $4,000
T16 Long scale Tenor - $4,200
FT11 Fabricatore Reproduction Tenor - $4,000
DT16 Long Tenor scale on B16 Baritone body - $4,200 *
B14 Baritone - $4,200
B16 Baritone - $4,200
Neo Hybrid Tenor / Baritone- $4,200
FB11 Fabricatore Reproduction Baritone - $4,200
Lap Slide Wise-N-Uke
(Steel String Baritone Scale) - $4,300
Mandos (Nylon string fingerstyle)
OM14 Octave Mandolin - $4,200
M14 Tenor Mandolele - $4,000
M16 Tenor Mandolele - $4,000
Guitars
G14 Guitar - $5,900
G16 Guitar - $6,200
Neo Classical / OO Guitar - $5,800
Fabricatore Reproduction - $5,600
Previous patrons receive a 10% gratitude discount on their next instrument. Inquire*
OPTIONS
BACK & SIDES WOOD
All prices are for ukulele and mandolin woods. Inquire for guitar pricing*
ALL Rosewoods can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
African Blackwood Rosewood - inquire* Can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
Laotian Black & White Pale Muun Ebony - inquire*
Dragon Wood - inquire*
Brazilian Rosewood - * Can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
Cocobolo Rosewood - $350+ Can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
Amazon Rosewood - $200+ Can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
Madagascar Rosewood - Inquire* Can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
Santos Rosewood - $200 Can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
Reserve East Indian Rosewood - $200+ Can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
5,500 Year Old English Bog Oak - inquire*
Figured Koa - $350+
Master Grade Koa - inquire
Master Grade Macassar Ebony - $400+
Master Grade Bastogne Walnut - $250+
Figured Oregon Myrtle - $400+
Master Grade Frog's Hair Myrtle - $550
Ziricote - $400+
West African Ebony - $200
Wenge - $100
Guatemalan Plum Figured Mahogany - $450
Figured Cuban Mahogany - $350
Figured Chocolate Heart Mango - $250
Master Grade Curly Port Orford Cedar (Oregon Lawson Cypress) - $250
Master Grade Curly/Quilted/Birdseye Maple - $250 - $400
Figured Shedua - $150
Granadillo - $150
Pau Ferro - $150
Lacewood - $100
Leopardwood - $150
Black Limba - included
Many other Master Grade tonewoods for backs & sides are available. Many of these woods can match the tonal characteristics of Rosewoods: Laotian Black & White Moon Ebony, Guatemalan Rosewoods, Panama Rosewood, Snakewood, “The Tree” Honduran Mahogany, Quilted Guatemalan Mahogany, Oregon Lawson Cypress/Port Orford Cedar, Cuban Mahogany, Macassar Striped Ebony, Tasmanian Blackwood, Movingue, Honduran Mahogany, PaloEscrito, Ovangkol/Shedua/Amazonique, Sapelle Ribbon Striped Mahogany, Mediterranean Cypress, Wenge, Santos Rosewood, Beeswing Pear, Narra/Amboyna, Waterfall Bubinga, and Goncalo Alvez.
Inquire for pricing and availability*
SOUND BOARDS
Master Grade Lutz Spruce (Hybrid Spruce)- Inquire*
European Carpathian Spruce - $100
German Spruce - $100
German Moon Spruce- Inquire*
Bear Claw Spruce - $100
Adirondack Spruce - $100
Lucky 12 OG Sinker Bearclaw Spruce - $250
OG Sinker Redwood - $200
Zinger OG Redwood - $150
Redwood - $100
Master Grade Koa - $200
Port Orford Cedar (Oregon Lawson Cypress) - $100
McKenzie River OG Rainbow Cedar - $150
NECKS
Curly Mahogany - $300
Quilted Mahogany - $400
Torrefied Maple - $400
Indian Rosewood - Inquire*
Curly Big Leaf Maple - $400
Figured Oregon Bastogne Walnut - $500
Oregon Bastogne Walnut - $350
Curly Koa - $400+
Figured Port Orford Cedar (Oregon Lawson Cypress) - $300
Spanish Cedar - $150
Wenge - $150
Black Limba - $150
Custom neck woods - Inquire*
Custom nut width + $200
Laminated neck - $150
Custom neck shaping - N/C
HEADSTOCK
Slotted headstock (for baritone ukuleles & guitars) - $200 - 400 - inquire*
Open headstock - $200 - 400 - inquire*
Birds Beak Headstock Joint - $300
Bound headstock - $100-300 Inquire*
Exotic head plate veneers - Inquire*
Rear head plate Ebony veneer - $100
Tuner washer recess - Inquire*
BODY
Tuned side sound port - $250 each
Florentine Cutaway - $450
Oval sound hole w/ rosette - $250 > inquire
Offset soundhole - $200
“F” holes - $250
Laminated Sides - $300
Manzer styled Wedge body - $500
FRET BOARD
Elevated cantilevered fret board and neck - $300
Custom radius fret board - $100-150
Under fretboard veneer - $100
Brazilian Rosewood - $400 - Inquire* Brazilian Rosewood can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
African Blackwood - $250 Can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
5,500 Year Old English Bog Oak - Inquire*
Snakewood fret board - $500
Ziricote fretboard $150
Pernambuco fretboard - $200 / bridge - $100 Pernambuco can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
Floating bridge and tailpiece - $400+
Five String - $100
Six string – $200
BRIDGES
Brazilian Rosewood - $200 Can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
Madagascar rosewood - $175 Can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
African Blackwood - $175 Can only be shipped within the US per CITES Act.**
Macassar Ebony - $150
Snakewood - $200
Ziricote - $150
Floating bridge and tailpiece - $400+
Ebony bridge pins - $50
NUTS / SADDLES
BINDING / PURFLING / INLAY
Exotic wood binding - Inquire*
Bound fretboard - $200-400
Bound headstock - $100-300 Inquire*
Radiused inlayed wood fret markers - $300
Abalone soundboard purfling - $300
Exotic purfling - Inquire*
Custom Inlay - Inquire*
TUNERS
Gotoh 510 Baby (gold w/ black) - $80
Gotoh 510 Mini - $80
Gotoh Open Geared tuners - $55-65
Gotoh UPT Planetary tuners - $70-80
Gotoh Stealth tuneers - $90
Gotoh 510 - Inquire*
Gotoh SGS 510 Luxury - Inquire*
Schertler 3+3 tuners (black/black/gold) - $90
Rogers Tuners - inquire*
Schaller Grand Tune - inquire*
PegHead geared tuners - $100.00
Rubner slotted head tuners - inquire*
Waverly tuners - $150-350 - inquire*
CASES
Hoffee Case Please inquire for options*
Ameritage Case - Gold model - $400 Silver model - $300
PICKUPS / ACCESSORIES
MISI / LR Baggs under saddle pickup - $250
K&K Twinspot pickup - $200
Acoustic end pin or strap button - $30
CUSTOM TUNINGS / CUSTOM STRING SETS
Cello, mandolin family, etc.
FINISH
French Polish - $400
Varnish - $300
FANNED FRET MULTI SCALE SYSTEM
ORDERS
Ordering an instrument requires first an $800 non-refundable deposit is required to place your order in my building que.
This deposit is applied towards consultation, materials, and total build amount. When I am ready to start work, we will engage in a series of discussions to decide on all of the details and specifications of your instrument.
Deposits and payments are not transferable between orders. Please contact me for current wait time.
We will discuss all of your instruments particulars before any design decisions are completed and a final price is determined.
When your instruments specifications are agreed upon, I will send you a quote detailing what we have discussed.
Upon approval of the quote, an invoice will be sent to you for your approval.
All payments are in US currency. Paypal payments will be charged an additional 3% transaction fee.
Once I am ready to start the build, 50% of the remaining balance is due prior to beginning construction of the instrument, and the balance is due upon completion and prior to shipment of your instrument.
Shipping
All transportation fees, shipping fees, duties, and insurance fees are responsibility of the client, and are paid for by the client prior to shipment of the completed instrument.
Ordering
Please contact me for current wait time. This schedule fluctuates with the number of orders in the building schedule.
Highly customized instruments are subject to longer build times. If a delay is anticipated, I will notify you promptly.
Warranty
My instruments have a limited lifetime warranty to the original owner as long as I am in business as a luthier.
This warranty does not cover damages due to extremes of temperature or humidity, alterations or modifications, neglect, accidents or improper handling or misuse, natural disaster, or normal wear and tear.
Repairs or alterations performed by anyone but me risk cancellation of the warranty.
The cost of roundtrip shipping for warranty work is the responsibility of the owner.
We can design you a personalized instrument in association to fulfill your desires, and I would be very happy to speak with you about your next instrument. Every instrument I make is one of a kind.
"Handmade for Hand Played"
Phone 503.453.7441
If you would like to be notified about availability of instruments please contact me.
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