Wyatt Wilkie Fitting the Neck on a Northern Flyer

Wyatt Wilkie began building instruments in 1999.  He spent the following decade honing his skills in workshops on both sides of the Atlantic and, from 2007-2009, as apprentice and master craftsman to Bob Benedetto.  Having hand-carved well over 100 guitars and mandolins, Wilkie then established Wilkie Stringed Instruments.  From his shop in the Comox Valley, British Columbia, Wyatt builds around a dozen custom archtop guitars and mandolins per year.