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Gerhard Schoepp Music Interview 2 Repairs restorations and maintenance Apart from creating custom instruments, we know that you do all types of repairs and maintenance on guitars and basses, can you also take care of other types of plucked and bowed stringed instruments? When I was a student at the school for […]
Frignani Lorenzo Liutaio Interview 1 Background Scopri un’intervista con Lorenzo Frignani in italiano. Questa intervista è disponibile anche in francese e inglese Vous pouvez également découvrir cette interview en français https://luthiers.com/frignani-lorenzo-luthier-interview-1-background/ You can also discover this interview in English https://luthiers.com/luthier-frignani-lorenzo-interview-1-background/ Frignani Lorenzo Liutaio -Per chi ancora non ti conosce, puoi raccontarci […]
Frignani Lorenzo Luthier Interview 1 Background Découvrez une interview de Lorenzo Frignani en français. Cette interview est également disponible en anglais et en italien Potete anche scoprire questa intervista in italiano https://luthiers.com/frignani-lorenzo-liutaio-interview-1-background/ You can also discover this interview in English https://luthiers.com/luthier-frignani-lorenzo-interview-1-background/ Frignani Lorenzo Luthier – Pour celles et ceux qui ne […]
Mini Clip-On Microphones for Acoustic Stringed Instruments Bartlett Audio If you want to convey the natural timbre of your instrument to your audience, these mics are for you ! All are hand-made in North Carolina, USA. They provide a beautiful acoustic sound, much better than a pickup. All have very good gain-before-feedback […]
VN Guitars Eric Delaite Luthier Guitares Interview 1 Background Vous pouvez également découvrir cette interview en français https://luthiers.com/eric-delaite-luthier-vn-guitares-interview-1-background/ VN Guitars Eric Delaite Luthier – 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, […]
Eric Delaite Luthier VN Guitares Interview 1 Background You can also discover this interview in English https://luthiers.com/vn-guitars-eric-delaite-luthier-interview-1-background/ Eric Delaite Luthier – Pour celles et ceux qui ne te connaissent pas encore, peux-tu nous parler de ton parcours ? As-tu fait une école de lutherie ? As-tu suivi une formation auprès de luthiers […]
Jürss Guitars by Karl Jürss ID NAME: Karl Jürss NICK NAME : Kalle LIVING IN : Stockholm, Sweden TRAINING & BACKGROUND: Musikinstrumentakademien or “The Academy of Musical Instruments “in Stockholm PLAYING: When I sit down and play I usually play either the very first acoustic I built just for my own fun, or the most […]
Petko Petkov Interview 9 Varnish – Can you tell us what kind of varnishing techniques you use? Hello Petko, can you tell us what kind of varnishing techniques you use? Oil-based, Spirit-based, french polish varnish? What are your choices and why? I use two types of varnishes for my instruments: oil-based and spirit-based. […]
La Récupcaster par César Box Guitars ID MODEL : Récupcaster LUTHIER : César Box Guitars La Récupcaster par César Box Guitars – Peux-tu nous présenter ton modèle ? La Récupcaster est une guitare électrique fabriquée à partir de bois de récupération provenant souvent de tables chinées à Emmaüs. Le […]
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 […]
Gray Acoustics by Steve Gray Interview ID NAME: Stephen Gray – “Gray-Acoustics” NICK NAME: I’m fine with Steve LIVING IN : Nantes, France TRAINING & BACKGROUND: I would say I fit into the “self-taught” category. Having formed a love for music in my early teens and then gone on to study electrical/mechanical engineering at […]
RDG by Roger Daguet Interview ID NAME: Daguet Roger NICK NAME : Roger “the engineer” LIVING IN : Moret sur Loing, France TRAINING & BACKGROUND: none but BTS bureau d’étude + CNAM 5 years PLAYING: I used to play guitar/bass/organ/loud noise. NAME OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL BAND : Guerilla theater / les enculés (… sorry for […]
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 […]
Roger Daguet Luthier Daguet Guitars Interview 1 Background You can also discover this interview in English https://luthiers.com/daguet-guitars-luthier-interview-1-background-english-version/ Roger Daguet Luthier – Pour celles et ceux qui ne te connaissent pas encore, peux-tu nous parler de ton parcours ? As-tu fait une école de lutherie ? As-tu suivi une formation auprès de […]
Gerhard Schoepp Music Interview 3 Flagship models Gerhard Schoepp Music – 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? […]
Daguet Guitars Luthier Interview 1 Background Vous pouvez également découvrir cette interview en français https://luthiers.com/roger-daguet-luthier-daguet-guitars-interview-1-background/ Daguet Guitars Luthier – For those who don’t know you yet, can you tell us about your background? Did you attend a lutherie school ? Did you follow a training with already established luthiers ? And, […]
Luthier Hervé Berardet Osiris – Ses évolutions You can also discover this article in English here: https://luthiers.com/luthier-herve-berardet-osiris-evolutions/ Luthier Hervé Berardet Osiris et ses évolution – Bonjour Hervé, suite aux évolutions d’Osiris, je reviens vers toi pour une interview. Peux-tu nous dire ce qui a changé depuis un an qu’elle est sortie ? […]
Hervé Berardet Luthier Interview 1 Background Hervé Berardet 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 […]
Whitney Guitars Interview ID NAME: Michael Whitney LIVING IN : Summerland, BC Canada TRAINING & BACKGROUND: The most interesting of roads rarely run in straight lines. I find the same to be true of my path into lutherie. Through my twenties, I worked as a traditional graphic artist alongside some highly talented sign-writers and airbrush […]
George Stevens Luthier Interview ID NAME: George P.J. Stevens LIVING IN : Lydd, Kent, United Kingdom TRAINING & BACKGROUND: The instrument making course at the London College of Furntiture ’89 – ’94 PLAYING: Drums, bouzouki, european and english bagpipes. Bit and pieces on the instruments I make – lute, early harp, gittern etc. NAME OF […]
odem Guitars Interview ID NAME: Tim Walter NICK NAME : just Tim 🙂 LIVING IN : Limbach-Oberfrohna/Saxony/Germany TRAINING & BACKGROUND: autodidact (books, friends, youtube 😉 studied business economics but music and arts always played a role in my life so I got interested in the electric guitar, learned piano in music school before, now I […]
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 […]
Roadrunner Guitars Supersonic Fuzz For Sale In the category of blog posts: “Instruments for sale“, you will find the instruments of Luthiers.com subscribers available for sale : either directly from the luthier or from their dealers. We remind you that our website Luthiers.com does not manage in any case the sales of the instruments. […]
Mark Knopfler and his Diamond Bottlenecks custom slides I would like to warmly thank Ian McWee, founder of Diamond Bottlenecks, as well as Mark Knopfler for the photos in this article. The photos where Mark Knopfler appears are extracted from the official video of the film “Mark Knopfler – Tracker – A Film By […]
Mojo Box Guitars Interview Retrouvez cet interview en français ICI ID NAME : Pierre Marc Martelli NICK NAME: Péhème, Tonton, Le Marseillais, Gros, Pierro, etc… LIVING IN : Bayonne, France TRAINING & BACKGROUND : I learned lutherie by myself, over a period of 7-8 years between my first creations and the opening of my first workshop. PALYING […]
Guitares Martelli Interview You can read this interview in English HERE ID NOM : Pierre Marc Martelli SURNOM : Péhème, Tonton, Le Marseillais, Gros, Pierro, etc… ATELIER : Guitares Martelli à Bayonne, France FORMATION & BACKGROUND : J’ai appris la lutherie en autodidacte, sur une période de 7-8 ans entre mes premières réalisations et l’ouverture de […]
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 […]
Vahe Mardirossian Interview ID NAME: VAHE MARDIROSSIAN NICK NAME : VAHE LIVING IN : LOS ANGELES, U.S.A TRAINING & BACKGROUND: Few different luthier shops as I traveled. PLAYING: Flamenco Guitar, Electric Guitar, and Latin percussion. LUTHIER YOU ADMIRE THE MOST: Antonio Torres, Miguel Rodriguez and Santos Hernandez. INSTRUMENT YOU DREAM TO HAVE ONE DAY: Antonio Torres […]
Mankato Guitars by Rosie Interview ID NAME: Rosanne Machado NICK NAME : Rosie Mankato LIVING IN : Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil TRAINING & BACKGROUND: UFPR, Leandro Mombach Lutherie Center at Parana’s Federal University (Class of 2016) PLAYING: Acoustic and Electric guitar and bass and a bit of everything! (I’m a music producer) LUTHIER YOU […]