Month: February 2024
Pellerin Guitars by Michel Pellerin – Interview ID NAME: Michel Pellerin NICK NAME: Mitch LIVING IN : Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada TRAINING & BACKGROUND: École Nationale de lutherie, Québec 1998 , then Ervin Somogyi voicing class, in 2011 PLAYING: Guitar, for sure…. but mostly classical guitar and electric (metal) NAME OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL […]
Tonewood for Violin Makers Bois de Lutherie Aigrisse For those of you who don’t know you yet, can you tell us about your company. Is it a family business or not? How many employees do you have? Do you have any specialties as a Wood & Supplies Dealer? Do you do anything other […]
Berdah Guitars by Michel Berdah Interview Find the English version of this interview HERE ID NOM : Michel Berdah SURNOM : Mitch, Mitchum L’ATELIER : Vaucresson, France FORMATION : J’ai commencé par un kit 000 StewMac que j’ai montré à Alain Quéguiner qui m’a dit : “Ben voilà, c’est propre, ça sonne bien. T’as plus qu’à […]
Berdah Guitars Interview Retrouvez la version française de cette interview ICI ID NAME: Michel Berdah NICK NAME : Mitch, Mitchum LIVING IN : Vaucresson, France TRAINING & BACKGROUND: First, a StewMac kit validated by Alain Queguiner, then my own with the DVD and online help of Robbie O’Rien, then four times two weeks internship at […]
AJ Williams Guitars Interview ID NAME: Alan J Williams NICK NAME : AJ LIVING IN : Shropshire, UK TRAINING & BACKGROUND: Self-taught. Studied Craft Design & Technology to A-Level standard at school. PLAYING: I mainly played in school bands. I was in a 30 piece Jazz Band in my mid-late teens. I played electric bass […]
Viola da Gamba: History, Characteristics and Influence Viola da Gamba: History, Characteristics and Influence The Viola da Gamba is a beautiful and unique musical instrument that has a rich history dating back several centuries. With its distinct sound and versatile playing style, the Viola da Gamba has left an indelible mark on classical […]
Stankevičius Guitars Interview ID NAME: Vadim Stankevičius LIVING IN : Vilnius, Lithuania TRAINING & BACKGROUND: Youtube, forums, chats and coworking PLAYING: #1 Model „Anastasija“ (and 6 other guitars 😀 ) NAME OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL BAND : The Gypsons, Swing Cats, The Ditties LUTHIER YOU ADMIRE THE MOST: Beau Hannam INSTRUMENT YOU DREAM TO HAVE ONE DAY: CNC […]
Roadrunner Guitars Interview 1 Supersonic Fuzz Supersonic has been installed in the fuzz landscape for more than 20 years, what was your initial thinking to create it? For the record, this fuzz was «created» in a van when I was on tour in Spain with my band at the time: The Squares… We were […]
Roadrunner Guitars Interview 1 Supersonic Fuzz (en français) La supersonic est installée dans le paysage des fuzz depuis plus de 20 ans, quelle a été ta réflexion initiale pour la créer ? Pour la petite histoire cette fuzz a été « créée » dans un van lorsque j’étais en tournée en Espagne avec mon […]
FE Tellier Guitars Interview ID NAME: Fred Tellier LIVING IN : Windsor Ontario, Canada TRAINING & BACKGROUND: Self taught from books video and internet PLAYING: Play guitar, Irish Bouzouki and Tenor Banjo LUTHIER YOU ADMIRE THE MOST: I admire all builders everyone brings something that interests me INSTRUMENT YOU DREAM TO HAVE ONE DAY: Probably a pre war […]
Julien Garcia Acoustic Guitars Interview ID NAME: Julien Garcia LIVING IN : Chalvignac (Cantal – France) TRAINING & BACKGROUND: I learnt guitar making in Claude Fouquet’s workshop in Puimisson (South of France) PLAYING: I do play guitar, mainly electric guitar even if that sounds a bit weird for an acoustic builder but I also play […]
SeC Guitars Interview ID NAME: Giulio Sangirardi Bortolotti & Giulia Cavicchi, we work together as SeC Guitars NICK NAME : SeC Guitars LIVING IN : Pieve di Cento (Bo)- Italy TRAINING & BACKGROUND: Scuola di liuteria di Pieve di Cento, but we did attend private courses with Roy Courtnall (UK’ Alex Bishop (UK) and Paolo Coriani […]
Luthier Hervé Berardet Osiris Modulaire 2 Jazz Luthier Hervé Berardet Osiris Modulaire 2 Jazz : Peux-tu nous raconter l’histoire de cette guitare ? On a participé à une Bourse des Métiers d’Art en 2022 en Nouvelle-Aquitaine où est notre atelier, à Bordeaux plus exactement. C’est le Fonds Cré’Atlantique qui l’attribue et […]
Julien Garcia Luthier Interview 1 Background You can also discover this interview in English https://luthiers.com/julien-garcia-guitars-interview-1-background/ Julien Garcia Luthier – Pour ceux qui ne te connaissent pas encore, peux-tu nous parler de ton parcours ? As-tu fréquenté une école de lutherie ? As-tu suivi une formation avec des luthiers connus ? Étais-tu musicien avant […]
DnA Ryer Guitars by David Ryer Interview ID NAME: David Ryer (DnA Ryer Guitars, the DnA is for David and Ardell my wife) LIVING IN : Madoc, Ontario Canada TRAINING & BACKGROUND: I started repairing instruments and later took a guitar building course from Sergei de Jonge and then a 28 month apprenticeship with […]
A Legacy of Quality: Lorenzo Frignani’s Guitars and Stringed Instruments Please note that all instruments presented in this article, are instruments available for sale, contact the Luthier for more info A Legacy of Quality: Lorenzo Frignani’s Guitars and Stringed Instruments Lorenzo Frignani is a highly skilled luthier with over 30 years of experience […]