Hello, and welcome to the Trenier guitars homepage. My name is Bryant Trenier, and I am a maker of Archtop guitars. After spending many years as a student of the guitar, I began building musical instruments in 1998, then studied stringed instrument making in the Czech Republic under Ondra Holoubek between 2002 and 2004. I have since returned to the states and set up a small shop in Seattle, Washington.

I make every Trenier guitar completely by hand. Each instrument is made one at a time, with a total of no more than 10 instruments per year. This is the best way for me to work, as it allows me to pay close attention to every detail of the instruments. When a customer orders a guitar from me, there is an initial consultation and preparation period, where I try to understand the customer's needs as best as I can, and we establish the materials the guitar will be made from. When physical construction of the instrument begins, I like to spend the entire 6 weeks or so it takes me to make the instrument on that instrument uniquely, allowing me to focus completely on the instrument and the customer.

My instruments can occasionally be found at Golden Age Guitars in New Jersey, Wexer Guitars in New York, Voltage Guitars in Hollywood, California, and Dusty Strings in Seattle, Washington. Trenier guitars can also be purchased through Archtop.com and Myjazzhome.com. Other than that, custom orders for 2008/9 are now being taken.

I hope you find this web page informative, and if you should find yourself in Seattle, please contact me and stop by my shop to see what I currently have in the works.

Sincerely,

Bryant Trenier