About us

A father, a son, and the guitars we build together.

Fatherwood Guitar & Co. is Dave and Tom Staber, father and son, building guitars and ukuleles by hand in Naples, Florida.

How it started

It all started in the late ’90s, when Tom, just sixteen at the time, asked his dad, Dave — already an accomplished woodworker and furniture maker — to build him an acoustic guitar. Dave took to the task and bought Guitar Making: Tradition and Technology by William Cumpiano, to learn how to build.

When Dave retired from his business, he moved to Naples, Florida, and Tom followed soon after. Together they formed Fatherwood Guitar & Co., and they work together to create beautiful custom acoustic instruments, built to the highest standards.

Tom and Dave Staber in the shop with a parlor guitar

Close-up of the Fatherwood Guitar & Co. label inside the soundhole of our F3.Parlor, strings crossing over the rosette

The name

Why “Fatherwood”

A father who learned to build a guitar for his son, and a son who learned to build them from his father.

That’s the whole story behind the name. Today we build every guitar and ukulele together.

How we work

We hand-select our tonewoods, brace and voice every top by hand, and make our own inlays and artwork in-house. Most of all, we work closely with each player from first idea to final setup, so the instrument you take home is truly yours.

Our shop is in Naples, Florida, and we build for players across Southwest Florida. Visits are by appointment only, so get in touch if you’d like to talk about a build.

Start your custom build

Tell us how you play, what you love about the guitars you already own, and what you wish they did better. We’ll take it from there, together.

Start your custom build Call 239-293-5095