NEW TONE
Since 1969, New Tone has been shaping sound in Sri Lanka. Handcrafted guitars, violins, mandolins, and musical instruments made with heart and heritage.
New Tone has been crafting quality musical instruments since 1969 in Sri Lanka. We specialize in custom-made guitars, electric guitars, bass guitars, violins, mandolins, and drum instruments, along with expert servicing and repairs.
20/05/2026
The inside work disappears forever after today… but it’s what gives the music life❤️
Scrape… scrape… scrape… worth it every time 🎶
Hand carved mandolin headstock 🎻
Old-school craftsmanship, one cut at a time.
No CNC — just hands, patience, and tradition.
13/05/2026
Before social media, before modern shops… there was passion, hard work, and a dream.
New Tone Musicals — 1979.
Watch this mandolin slowly come to life 🎻✨
Cutting clean binding channels and fitting every curve by hand. This step takes patience because even a tiny gap can ruin the final look.
Traditional handmade process in our NEW TONE workshop 🇱🇰
Built with care, not factory shortcuts.
My grandfather found this tool… decades later, we still use it in our workshop.
14/04/2026
12/06/2025
Heritage series custom made guitar
All solid mahogany
Scale lenth 24.5"
12 fret neck joint
17frets hard red maple fretboard
Hard red maple wood binding
Head plate and rosette gmelina wood
Hard red maple bridge with bone saddle
Made in 🇱🇰
23/05/2025
No band saw
No routers
100% hand made
Beginning of New Tone in 1960's
Founder of New Tone Mr Dharmasena Hathurusinghe
❤️
01/03/2025
Arch top mandolin
Solid gmelina body
Solid maple neck
Ebony fretboard and bridge
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67/A Galle Road, Wallawatha
Colombo
00600
Opening Hours
| Monday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 17:00 |