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Add to CompareBrand New Noemi OM 12-Fret Cutaway, Bubinga/Cedar
A very sonorous and sweet 12-fret OM from Noemi—we love her work. This guitar features a combination of tonewoods that isn’t so common: Bubinga and cedar. This instrument is lively and full. Being an OM, it’s perfectly comfortable, but with the voice of an instrument you would assume to be significantly larger. Listen and look for yourself. This is an incredible experience for a guitarist of any caliber and from any walk of life.
Other keywords/misspellings: Luthier, lutherie, Noami, bobinga, boobinga, hiscox, 121754, italian
Add to CompareBrand New Noemi OM, Brazilian Rosewood/Italian Spruce
Here’s one to lose track of time with. Our latest OM from Italy’s Noemi Schembri is simply fantastic—well balanced and responsive, mixing a rich bottom end with bell-like trebles, plus a gorgeous aesthetic. Brazilian Rosewood back and sides pair up with Italian Spruce on top with Ebony bindings throughout, and a stunning burl wood rosette to set off the pale Spruce and modern angular cutaway. This one loves DADGAD as much as Standard, and has lots of dynamic range for playing softly as well as with a more aggressive attack. It’s got lots of gears, so to speak. And it’s ready for action!
Other keywords: lutherie, 121744, brazilain, 2021, gotoh 510
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Brazilian 
Add to CompareBrand New Noemi Parlor, Cocobolo/Italian Spruce
Noemi brings a fresh aesthetic to the Parlor shape with this lovely brand new number in Cocobolo and Italian Spruce. 12-fret neck with a full 25.4” scale fretboard makes for warm mids and snappy trebles, and Noemi balances the weight of the neck and the body against each other such that this Parlor sits comfortably in the player’s lap. You don’t have to fight this one to stay put! Which dovetails nicely with a glassy setup that’s easy on the hands, making this Noemi the sort of guitar you can easily lose track of time with. Wrapped up in a Hiscox case, this Parlor is safe and sound when it’s not in your hands (but we predict you won’t be putting this Noemi away too often).
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, italian, italy, fiemme, fingerstyle, fingerpicking, rosewood, sapwood, gotoh, 12 fret, 0, 00, small guitar
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Cocobolo 
Add to CompareNew Noemi The Wedge, Ebony/Italian Spruce
Our latest instrument from Noemi of Italy is an astounding example of contemporary lutherie, and that starts with the materials themselves. The back and sides are a striking set of Ebony, and Noemi paired that with a creamy Italian Spruce set for the top. The body is bound in Ebony, and Noemi’s multifaceted pickguard (here in Buckeye) is integrated into the upper bout, fretboard extension, and down onto typical pickguard territory. The body itself has been built with a slight wedge shape, making the bass side slimmer than the treble, which helps to keep this guitar an effortless player.
The Wedge is voiced for excellent note definition and separation between the strings. We found it a perfect candidate for fingerstyle playing where articulation and clarity are of the utmost importance. The trebles are, at their core, clean and smooth. In fact, there’s nothing we can really point to about this guitar that doesn’t come off as elegant and organic. Noemi’s The Wedge plays without effort, and that voice is pure glass.Other keywords: luthier, finger style, fingerpicking, horse chestnut, gotoh, hiscox, venetian cutaway
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.76 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Ebony 
Add to CompareBrand New Noemi OM, Ziricote/Italian Spruce
Beauty comes in myriad forms, and our latest guitar from Noemi Schembri confirms it. This 2017 OM strikes a balance between traditional OM curves and contemporary design with her distinct headstock and bridge, and offers a voice that sounds equally at home for flatpicked bluegrass as for DADGAD fingerstyle arrangements or a songwriter’s six-string accompaniment.
Ziricote back and sides, Italian Spruce top (no surprise there), 25.4” scale and 1 3/4” nut, wrapped up in a sleek carbon fiber case. The well-rounded C neck shape is gossamer-smooth and feels spectacular. Excellent note definition makes solos crisp and expressive, and the note separation across the registers and strings dovetails nicely with a punchy bass and middle register, not to mention the focused trebles. This Noemi cuts very well in the mix, works great for guitar duets or ensembles, but has enough color and overtones for killer solo work as well.
This Noemi OM is a jack of all trades, and a master as well.
Here’s an additional demo: https://youtu.be/Cr-e2Xm6kmE
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Ziricote 
Add to Compare2016 Noemi Baritone Koa/Adirondack (Red)
Paul’s been pretty busy as of late wrangling new builders for the shop, and as a result we have some powerful new additions to our lineup. Enter: Noemi Schembri, an Italian builder with an original aesthetic and loudly expressive guitars. Here we have a new 2016 Baritone which Noemi built for the Santa Barbara show and was an instant hit at the event. We’re not surprised: this Baritone is a great feat of contemporary design.
The voice is rich yet balanced, with treble strings that are dripping with juicy goodness; try a Cadd9 chord in standard and you’ll see what we mean. Set up to Ab standard, this Baritone has an easy playability and smooth setup, and the notes that pour out of its elliptical soundhole are huge and airy, thanks to the Koa back and sides and Adirondack Spruce top. In further dropped tunings, this guitar held up wonderfully, even thrived–the equivalent of DADGAD made this Baritone an almost cosmic force.
Even though this guitar has a larger than average body, the weight is incredibly light–we’ve played many regular steel strings that are half again as heavy as this Baritone. Add to that a Manzer-style body wedge, and you’re looking at a uniquely accessible Baritone guitar. For us it was love at first sight (or strum).
Add to Compare2014 Noemi SJ Madagascar/Sitka
The second guitar from the Santa Barbara show that Paul hand picked from Italian luthier Noemi Schembri, this 2014 SJ is the balanced, expressive, and lightweight solution to all your needs. Clean and loud whether with flatpicks or fingertips–you’ll love the consistently bright and responsive voice for everything from DADGAD ballads to Bluegrass solos. The treble strings are very present, and complement the dry bark of the middle registers, themselves balanced by the crisp bass notes.
Noemi’s lightweight builds are exceptionally comfortable to play, and this SJ is no exception. It’s been a while since we’ve heard a Madagascar–Rosewood-and-Sitka–Spruce guitar with so much gravel and bark in its voice, making this a good choice if you’re inclined to Blues riffs or other more driving musical machinations. Dynamic and precise, projective and controlled, this SJ from Noemi Schembri is a bombshell of a guitar.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.63 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.22 in Woods xx, Rosewood - Madagascar
Noemi began taking guitar lessons at 11 years old, thanks to the transportation of her older brother.
While continuing musical studies on her own, she developed a fascination for wood-working which naturally inspired her to begin making guitars. Her passion continued at the F. Juvara Art Institute near San Cataldo where she specialized in furniture making.
In 2006 she earned a degree in Industries and Wood Technologies at the University of Padua.
In 2008 Noemi participated in preeminent guitar festivals across Italy and Europe including Soave Guitar Festival (Soave, Italy), the Acoustic Guitar Meeting (Sarzana, Italy), the Frankfurt Musik Messe (Frankfurt, Germany).
Her encounters with master luthiers and musicians alike catalyzed her passion further and in 2010 she built her first guitar in Michele Della Giustina’s workshop.
In 2011, Noemi moved to Canada and received instruction the from luthier Sergei De Jonge at his workshop. In five months , she completed the course with De Jonge.
She finished both steel and nylon string guitars, worked on her own creations, and further refined her technique and the distinctive style of her instruments.
At the end of 2011 she returned to Italy and began exhibiting at national and international fairs.
In May of 2012, and 2013 she exhibited at the 15th annual Acoustic Guitar Meeting in Sarzana, Italy.
Noemi continues to build in her workshop where learning and evolution knows no boundaries.
Noemi has a great sense of style, and her guitars somehow mange to be well-balanced and quite loud at the same time.