KEITH MEDLEY

About the Artist

Keith Medley has been a guitar player as long as he can remember. He has also been a master guitar builder for much of his adult life. Keith has made custom instruments for many famous musicians but his most remarkable guitar is one he made for himself.

“I build guitars for no other reason than to make music,” Keith says. “The music I hear is more than what can be played on six strings, so after many detailed sketches and long nights of contemplation I came up with a unique 27-string instrument.”

“Building this guitar turned out to be the easy part,” Keith explains. “The hard part has been learning to play it. Through two years of bittersweet struggle between myself and these 27 strings, I determined it would not defeat me but would play the music I heard in my heart. Here is a sample of what our partnership has produced so far.”

"Keith Medley is without a doubt, one of the most gifted and fascinating people I have had the good fortune to know.

He has composed deeply creative music for the very unique 27 String Medley instrument that he has designed and built himself. He is a true renaissance man."

- Bill Piburn
Editor - Fingerstyle Guitar magazine

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