ABOUT ADAM

After a long career as a winemaker, culminating in running my award-winning ATR Wines brand in Australia, I transitioned to making guitars. I have always enjoyed working with my hands, starting when I learned basic woodworking from my father and carpenter grandfather. I began tinkering with this new craft through an apprenticeship of my design, spending years pouring over books and videos of talented luthiers.

Since building my first guitar, I have immersed myself in the culture and community of Flamenco musicians, from Melbourne, Australia, to Bend, Oregon, where my family and I moved in the summer of 2023.

Taking raw wood and transforming it into an instrument with a unique feel, tone, and timbre, harkens the same magic I felt making wine, giving grapes new life in an elixir that, like the sound of a guitar, can transport you to another world. 

As a modern guitar maker, I’m ambitious enough to strive for my own sound in the shadows of the historic and recent masters, but humble enough to know that I will spend the rest of my life perfecting my craft.  

If you are interested in any of my guitars, would like to discuss a possible commission, or would like to visit my workshop in Bend, Oregon, feel free to email or call me:  adam@atrguitars.com or (541) 666 9962.