Crowfoot guitars are made by me, Sean Crawford, in my shop in Chula Vista, California. I've been playing and tinkering with guitars for 25+ years and finally decided to start building them myself.
This is a part-time, evenings and weekends effort for me, on top of my day job. As such, I only work on a couple of instruments at a time. If you're interested in a build, please use the contact form to give me an idea of what you're looking for and I'll let you know if I'm free to start the instrument.
I do not build 'relic' guitars. I do build a lot of guitars that look old and comfortable, but I don't beat them up. Time will beat them up eventually. I'm not into dyed, flame maple tops. My "thing" as much as I have a thing, seems to be building guitars with a kind of simple, classic feel to them. My lacquer finishes are usually thin and not the kind of perfectly flat, mirror finish you can get from any $200 factory guitar. I work to preserve the feel of the wood. A specific tree spent decades making that wood. It's beautiful, and I want everyone to enjoy seeing it and feeling it. As such, my finishes usually have some texture to them. The texture of the wood beneath.
My prices will typically run from about $800-$1500, depending on a variety of options. I am not making any money on this right now, as I consider myself to still be in an apprenticeship phase. The price you end up paying covers materials and a tiny amount for labor. I'm not getting rich off this, so indignant, lowball offers are not entertained. Shipping outside the US can be very expensive, and even complicated, given rules governing the shipping of some hardwoods. But I'm willing to work with you on it if you're interested.
I'm also very much into building guitars with some used components to save money. If you're up for that, let me know and I can scout around for deals. This is mostly for pickups, where you can save a lot of money buying used. Everything I use is tested and certain to work as new. Rest assured, I do not sell such a guitar to anyone without letting them know it contains used components.
This is a part-time, evenings and weekends effort for me, on top of my day job. As such, I only work on a couple of instruments at a time. If you're interested in a build, please use the contact form to give me an idea of what you're looking for and I'll let you know if I'm free to start the instrument.
I do not build 'relic' guitars. I do build a lot of guitars that look old and comfortable, but I don't beat them up. Time will beat them up eventually. I'm not into dyed, flame maple tops. My "thing" as much as I have a thing, seems to be building guitars with a kind of simple, classic feel to them. My lacquer finishes are usually thin and not the kind of perfectly flat, mirror finish you can get from any $200 factory guitar. I work to preserve the feel of the wood. A specific tree spent decades making that wood. It's beautiful, and I want everyone to enjoy seeing it and feeling it. As such, my finishes usually have some texture to them. The texture of the wood beneath.
My prices will typically run from about $800-$1500, depending on a variety of options. I am not making any money on this right now, as I consider myself to still be in an apprenticeship phase. The price you end up paying covers materials and a tiny amount for labor. I'm not getting rich off this, so indignant, lowball offers are not entertained. Shipping outside the US can be very expensive, and even complicated, given rules governing the shipping of some hardwoods. But I'm willing to work with you on it if you're interested.
I'm also very much into building guitars with some used components to save money. If you're up for that, let me know and I can scout around for deals. This is mostly for pickups, where you can save a lot of money buying used. Everything I use is tested and certain to work as new. Rest assured, I do not sell such a guitar to anyone without letting them know it contains used components.
