Francis Milsom made his first acoustic guitar in 1971 during his wood machining apprenticeship. Several guitars later, in 1975 he changed direction to work as a technical and forensic photographer. In 2009 he went back to making guitars based mainly on Gibson's: ES175, J185, Les Paul, ES dot 335, with a couple of classical guitars too.

Source: Milsom Guitars website (30 January 2018)