Blending craft, artistry and engineering, Robert Robinson builds on tradition through innovation.
Bob's first serious, personal experience with the guitar was his studies in classical guitar. While still in school, in 1976 Bob decided he needed a hand-built instrument. So, he paid a visit to the workshop of Harley Day and Michael Betel in his home town of St. Petersburg Florida. He didn’t get the guitar he was after, but he landed a position as workshop assistant where he learned the craft and traditions of the Luthier…and built his first classical guitars.
In the early years, Bob built primarily classical and flamenco guitars, both along very traditional lines. When he and his wife founded Troscan, a Chicago-based furniture design and manufacturing business in 1999, the experience greatly influenced his guitar-making. Energized and challenged by the demands of manufacturing, he was fueled with a love of innovation, a search for new solutions that impacted his approach to making guitars. Bob’s line-up now includes both acoustic and electric guitars.