Haworth Story

Beginning with a full-time Teaching career at Campbelltown High School in 1985, Phil Haworth was approached to help a year 10 student who needed help making an acoustic guitar. Phil decided to help the young man, and by doing so, discovered a passion for crafting stringed instruments. In 1999 Phil left his teaching position to start up his new business Haworth Guitars..

In the early years, Phil focused mostly on building and repairing stringed instruments, but as the years progressed, the demand for more brands and more types of musical instruments increased. Hence the expansion in 2000 from the workshop to shopfront in Johnson Street Kiama Downs, and then 2005 the purchase of an additional store in Warilla. In 2008, these two stores were amalgamated into a two-level superstore Haworth's Shellharbour Music Centre with adjacent Warehouse, in Durgadin Drive Albion Park Rail.

Nowadays, Phil is getting back into some more casual guitar-building at home. The business is good hands though with Phil's son Glenn Haworth taking the reins in 2011 becoming General Manager and Director of the company and Glenn's sister Deanna managing the webpage. 

Over the years, the Haworth team have discovered there are 6 main reasons why people deal with Haworth's and why they keep on coming back again and again and again....

Luthier Reputation - Phil Haworth has constructed and sold countless stringed instruments over his 30-plus years of being a luthier (stringed instrument maker) and has passed much of his knowledge on to the Haworth team today.

Skilled Repair Centre - This hub of stringed instrument repairs as well as drums and other instruments, gives the customer confidence in dealing with a company who know their product inside and out.  Every guitar or bass sold at Haworth's comes with two complimentary services valued at $138.

Young Blood - Glenn Haworth is determined to put his own mark on the business while continuing the traditions his father started. Glenn is dedicated to making the Haworth Experience ever better for his customers and with the support of his youthful staff, will continue to grow the family business in a fun and exciting way.

Warehouse & Ebay Pricing - Due to Haworth's huge warehouse and strong online presence, their prices are often the lowest in the country, and if they aren't, they always do their best to beat any advertised price.

Huge Range of Stock - With all the leading major brands at Haworth's fingertips and with two huge levels of floor space to showcase them, there is never any shortage of choice.

Rock-Star Service - Phil and his team have always treated their customer's like old friends and have always done their best to exceed each clients' expectations. 

Haworths Vision

To be the best music store in the WORLD! And to share the gift of music with as many people as humanly possible so they can be moved, empowered and inspired to play music and share their gift with others

Haworths Mission

At Haworth's, we do whatever it takes to create the ROCK-STAR experience for our customers with ridiculous, knowledgeable and sickening service to ensure we are creating raving fan clients daily!