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William A Mackay Interview 8 Advice for future young luthiers   Do you have any advice for future young luthiers? Can you give them advice on training courses? Do you know of any special schools?   If I were to give positive advice to any aspiring young, or old luthier?   I’d certainly ask myself […]

William A Mackay Interview 7 Instruments Finishes Nitrocellulose Polyurethane or others   Instruments Finishes Nitrocellulose PU Polyurethane or others? What are your choices and why?   It may have taken years of using cellulose and two pack lacquers before I felt I really mastered it to any degree, then I got involved with the violin […]

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 […]

We can help you find your next luthier instrument! Please note that all instruments presented in this article, are instruments available for sale, contact the Luthier for more info     We can help you find your next luthier instrument! When it comes to purchasing a musical instrument, many musicians turn to luthiers to create […]

William A Mackay Interview 6 Instruments Pickups   How do you choose the pickups for your instruments according to the demands of your customers? Do you have any secrets or wiring habits? Have you ever had any very special requests, or requests that seemed strange to you from customers with special needs?   The amplification […]

William A Mackay Interview 5 Beautiful ToneWoods Essences   Those who know you know that you are a great lover of beautiful woods, how do you help your customers to choose the woods of their future instruments in relation to the sound they have in mind? Can you easily find wood in your networks? If […]

William A Mackay Interview 4 Computer tools and softwares for Luthiers   Computer has become everyone’s daily life, regardless of their profession. Do you use special computer tools in the field of Luthiers? Can you tell us about them?   High tech manufacturing processes interest me and may well be a necessity for a larger […]

William A Mackay Interview 3 Flagship models   Can you tell us about your current flagship models? Do you have a range that you do regularly? Do you also make unique custom models ? How did you proceed to create them ? What were your choices and your creation process? What kind of musicians do […]

William A Mackay Interview 2 Repairs restorations and maintenance   Apart from creating custom instruments, we know that you do all types of repairs and maintenance on bowed strings instruments, can you also take care of other types of plucked stringed instruments?   I believe very much in trying to be a true luthier capable […]

William A Mackay Interview 1 Luthiers background   For those who don’t know you yet, can you tell us about your background? Did you go to Luthiers school? Did you follow a training with already established Luthiers? And, if you don’t mind my asking, what did you do before embarking on this adventure? Were you […]

Accordeo Interview 1 Background Accordions     Accordeo Interview 1 Background Accordions – Could you tell us more about the history of the shop ? Is it a Family business ? Since when is it open ? and many people work in your shop ?   I come from Germany and I made my education […]

Maderas Barber Reforestation Project – A planted tree for every order   Maderas Barber Reforestation Project – A planted tree for every order Just as your read, Maderas Barber plants a tree for every received order involving all its customers in its reforestation project in collaboration with Tree-Nation. To date, they have planted over 6000 […]

Jeff Lang Gear – Interview Artists and Luthiers     Jeff Lang Gear – Interview Artists and Luthiers Can you show us your favorite luthiers, and the models they designed for you?   I’ve had a long relationship with David Churchill, it must be around 30 years now that he’s made acoustic instruments for me. […]

Joey Landreth – Interview Artists and Luthiers   Joey Landreth is a Singer/Songwriter & Musician from Winnipeg / Manitoba Canada. He was part of the The Bros. Landreth band with his elder brother David. The brothers share vocals, while Joey plays guitar and David plays bass. Country and folk music group, their album Let It […]

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 […]

Jazz guitar masterclass 2024 – Exploring the Jazz Frontier with Neff Irizarry – Exclusive Insights Ahead of the Masterclass on October 4-5th, 2024 in Germany.     Jazz guitar masterclass 2024 Exploring the Jazz Frontier with Neff Irizarry – Exclusive Insights Ahead of the Masterclass on October 4-5th, 2024 in Germany.   In the world […]

Luthier Tim Reede Interview for news in 2024     Luthier Tim Reede Interview for news in 2024   Hi Tim, I’m delighted to come back for another interview and to hear from you again.   1) You recently told me that your focus has turned towards mostly acoustic instruments now. Can you tell our […]

Anton’s Musical Instrument Repair Interview     For those who don’t know you yet, can you tell us about your background? Did you go to a luthier school? Did you train with established luthiers? And, if it’s not indiscreet, what did you do before starting this adventure? Were you a musician before becoming a luthier? […]

Toon Guitars by Steve Toon Interview   ID NAME: Steve Toon – Toon Guitars LIVING IN : Gloucestershire, United Kingdom TRAINING & BACKGROUND: I first trained as a cabinet maker and then went to the London College of Furniture where I studied early fretted instruments, after this it was the usual trial and error experimenting to […]

Armin Hanika Luthier Interview 1 Background     Armin Hanika Luthier – For those who don’t know you yet, can you tell us about your background? Did you go to Luthiers school? Did you follow a training with already established Luthiers? And, if you don’t mind my asking, what did you do before embarking on […]

Tim Reede Guitars 100th Guitar Interview   ID NAME: Tim Reede LIVING IN : Minneapolis MN USA LUTHIER YOU ADMIRE THE MOST: I especially like those who are innovators. Linda Manzer, Ken Parker, Kathy Wingert, Jimmy D’Aquisto, Ervin Somogyi, Michihiro Matsuda are some that I respect and they have inspired my own work. There are […]

Tim Reede Guitars Luthier Interview 1 Background     Tim Reede Guitars Luthier – For those who don’t know you yet, can you tell us about your background? Did you go to Luthiers school? Did you follow a training with already established Luthiers? And, if you don’t mind my asking, what did you do before […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]