McNally S Custom Madagascar Rosewood B-Stock

McNally guitars are the result of 13 years of development with the aim of combining the Irish and American guitar building styles in which Ciaran McNally was trained. With his extensive experience gained with Lowden and Atkin, among others, Ciaran is now without a doubt one of the best guitar makers in Europe!

​This is the 'S' model, a guitar that sits between the dimensions of a Parlor and an OM. Despite its small body and short scale, this compact guitar still manages to produce a lot of volume with sparkling clear highs and full lows. Although it sounds great for many playing styles, it really shines in fingerstyle.

The Sitka spruce top is supported by a non-scalloped X-bracing, while McNally has chosen to decorate the Madagascar rosewood back and sides with koa bindings and carefully selected woods for the purflings. These woods are also found in the beautiful rosette, and give the guitar's understated look a little more flair. However, the natural look of the guitar puts the emphasis on the instrument entirely on its beautiful sound!

Ciaran McNally's journey into guitar making began with his first instrument, which he made at his kitchen table at the age of 16. Over the years he has refined his skills through training at Lagan Lutherie School in Belfast and the College of Furniture in London. His professional experience includes positions at renowned workshops such as George Lowden Guitars and Atkin Guitars, where he developed a distinctive approach combining traditional techniques with modern innovation.

A wonderful addition is that McNally works with Tree Nation to plant at least four trees for every guitar built, making the world a better place in more ways than one! The guitar has a scratch on the back of the body, and is therefore now a B-Stock. Comes with TFOA passport in a Hiscox hardshell case.