Finely Crafted Acoustic Guitars By Luthier Ciaran McNally
Armagh, Northern Ireland
Ethos
Ciaran McNally and his guitars…
McNally Guitars are a fusion of the American and Celtic traditions of guitar making…
-American inspired body shapes, with Celtic aesthetic decoration.
-A tone comprising the warmth and sustain of Celtic guitars, and the strong fundamental presence and clarity of American guitars, making for a uniquely versatile sound.
The development of Ciaran as a luthier, and his guitars, is grounded in a wealth of professional guitar making experience. A student of two guitar making colleges, and a former employee of two renowned guitar companies all before the age of 30.
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“I could not be happier with my McNally OM, it is a beautiful sunburst cedar top with rosewood sides.
It is unquestionably a beautifully crafted instrument, but more than that, it responds to you with an evenness of tone like no other.
Ciaran McNally is very approachable and was a great help in our email conversations, which helped me to make my decision.
If you get a chance to play one, do!”
Stephen – England
“My first McNally Guitar was Sitka/Rosewood OM.
The second was a Sinker Redwood/Mayan Walnut OM.
After that I ordered two guitars from Ciaran. A Parlour Sinker/Kauri and a J-12 String Alpine/Maple. Both are the most amazing instruments.
Craftmanship, the sense for detail, playability, beauty and an incredible sound! This is what all my McNally guitars have in common!
Ciaran is really a master of his craft and the custom orders were a great experience.”
Aleksander – Germany
“I own a Sitka/Zebrano Parlour model from Ciaran.
I found what I was looking for with this guitar : very balanced sound, no boomy basses and very present 3 first strings, which is rare. The guitar has incredibly good projection even though I use extra-light strings tuned DADFAD. And it’s very easy to play!”
Dennis – France
NEWS
10/10 Review for McNally guitar’s S32 model
Many thanks to Guitarist magazine for recently reviewing the S32 model from my Foundation Series….
Muireann Bradley’s custom S model guitar
It was a pleasure to make this new custom guitar for the super talented Muireann…
Reforestation with Tree Nation
I’m Pleased to announce that McNally Guitars has now partnered with Tree Nation. For every…
Guitar #200 & New Rosette Option
I’m pleased to introduce my new rosette option known as “Celtic Torc,” as pictured here…
New Option – Gaeilge Pack
“I’m pleased to share details of a new option available on custom McNally Guitars.‘Gaeilge Pack‘…with,…
McNally Guitar Number 100
I decided to hold back serial number 100 and plan something special! I’ve been making…