About

Main Street Music was established in 2008 by the Southwicks, nestled in the beautiful historic market town of Pembroke it became renowned for it’s sterling service and high quality stock.

In 2022 Main Street Music was taken over by George Parfitt of Dockyard Guitars, and the shop went through a full renovation with a welcoming and modern approach. As Pembrokeshire’s only Fender Dealership, our focus is on high-quality stock from the best brands.  


About George 

Since teaching himself to make cigar box guitars from a garden shed in 2014 for a GCSE art project, George has received an array of achievements and success. His first guitar won first prize at Tenby Museum & Art Gallery, and has now built over two hundred instruments.

After hosting workshops at several music and arts festivals teaching how to make cigar box guitars in 2017 he was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship Grant for traveling to the USA to research the Cigar Box Guitar Revolution.

Upon returning he went on to study Historic Musical Instruments at West Dean College of Arts & Conservation and received the Janet Creasey Scholarship for Stringed Instrument Makers. In the second year George was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for British Craftsmanship and received a Distinction for his studies.