National President: Doug Eaton

Doug Eaton has been building guitars since the late 1960s. Living north of Brisbane in Maleny, he is particularly active in the folk scene with his partner Dale Jacobsen as a well-known maker and player.

National Secretary: Chris Twidle

Chris Twidle worked in technology and design education for over thirty years as a teacher and lecturer. He is interested in most 3D crafts, preferring to work in wood. His musical interests are mainly centered in early stringed instruments and in particular bows.

Richard Scriven is a retired accountant who worked in the timber industry in Northern Queensland for more than twenty-five years. This could well explain his interest in exploring the use of Australian timbers in the guitars and other small stringed instruments he has been making for a few years.

Mal Ohlsen is a wooden boat builder by trade and made his first guitar in 1974 after closely studying a friend’s instrument. While specializing in guitars, he has also made a mandolina and is currently working on a Strad copy.