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Aug 22
César Box Guitars by César

César Box Guitars by César   Vous pouvez lire cette interview en français ICI   ID NAME: César Box Guitars NICK NAME : César LIVING IN : 18340 VORLY, FRANCE TRAINING & BACKGROUND: Self-taught PLAYING: Guitar & cigar box PLAYING IN A BAND: Subdream LUTHIER YOU ADMIRE THE MOST:  I really like Daddy Mojo’s work, his […]

Aug 21
César Box Guitars Interview

César Box Guitars Interview   You can read this interview in English HERE ID NOM : César Box Guitars SURNOM : César ATELIER : 18340 VORLY, FRANCE FORMATION & BACKGROUND : Autodidacte JOUE DE: Guitare & cigar box GROUPE : Subdream, on fait du rock instrumental. LUTHIER QUE TU ADMIRES LE PLUS :  J’aime beaucoup le travail de […]

Aug 15
Frisina Design by Guido Frisina Interview

Frisina Design by Guido Frisina Interview   ID NAME: Guido Frisina NICK NAME : Guido LIVING IN : Viena – Barcelona, SPAIN TRAINING & BACKGROUND: Autodidact from 1994. PLAYING: I feel better doing than dreaming. But I play guitar and bass. But actually I’m a professional percussionist LUTHIER YOU ADMIRE THE MOST:  Michael Spalt, Ezequiel Galasso, […]

Aug 12
Mastering the Art of Violin Making: A Look into Dmitry Badiarov’s Book

Mastering the Art of Violin Making: A Look into Dmitry Badiarov’s Book Please note that the book presented in this article is available for sale, contact the Luthier for more information.     Mastering the Art of Violin Making: A Look into Dmitry Badiarov’s Book The world of violin making is a highly skilled and […]

Aug 07
Daz Guitarz Luthier Interview

Daz Guitarz Luthier Interview   Vous pouvez lire cette interview en français ICI   ID NAME : David Zammitti LIVING IN : Calmont 31560, FRANCE TRAINING & BACKGROUND: self-taught PLAYING: Guitar, bass, drums NAME OF YOUR BAND :  Nema LUTHIER YOU ADMIRE THE MOST:  Fred Donvalle, Maxime Plangenet INSTRUMENT YOU DREAM TO HAVE ONE DAY: 90′ Wasburn LAST ALBUM YOU […]

Aug 07
Daz Guitarz Lutherie Interview

Daz Guitarz Lutherie Interview   You can read this interview in English HERE   ID NOM  : David Zammitti L’ATELIER : Calmont 31560, FRANCE FORMATION : Autodidacte JOUE : Guitare, basse, batterie NOM DE TON GROUPE  :  Nema LE LUTHIER QUE TU ADMIRES LE PLUS :  Fred Donvalle, Maxime Plangenet L’INSTRUMENT QUE TU RÊVES D’AVOIR UN JOUR […]

Jul 29
Gerhard Schoepp Music Interview 1 Background

Gerhard Schoepp Music Interview 1 Background     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 luthiers already installed ? And, if it’s not indiscreet, what did you do before you started this adventure? Were you […]

Jul 25
Gerhard Schoepp Music Interview 2 Repairs restorations and maintenance

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 […]

Jun 19
Petko Petkov Interview 9 Varnish – Can you tell us what kind of varnishing techniques you use?

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. […]

May 10
La Récupcaster par César Box Guitars

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 […]

Jan 05
Gray Acoustics by Steve Gray Interview

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 […]

Dec 01
RDG by Roger Daguet Interview

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 […]

Nov 28
Roger Daguet Luthier Daguet Guitars Interview 1 Background

  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 […]

Nov 27
Gerhard Schoepp Music Interview 3 Flagship models

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? […]

Nov 25
Daguet Guitars Luthier Interview 1 Background (English version)

  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, […]

Nov 18
Whitney Guitars Interview

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 […]

Nov 10
George Stevens Luthier Interview

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 […]

Nov 02
odem Guitars Interview

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 […]

Oct 30
Accordeo Interview 1 Background Accordions

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 […]

Oct 28
Roadrunner Guitars Supersonic Fuzz For Sale

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. […]

Oct 25
Mark Knopfler and his Diamond Bottlenecks custom slides

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 […]

Oct 25
Mojo Box Guitars Interview

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 […]

Oct 24
Guitares Martelli Interview

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 […]

Oct 18
Mankato Guitars by Rosie Interview

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 […]

Oct 13
FP Guitars by Flavio Poratelli Interview

FP Guitars by Flavio Poratelli Interview   ID NAME: Flavio Poratelli NICK NAME : Liuteria FP LIVING IN : BOVISIO ITALY TRAINING & BACKGROUND: I am self-taught, I have followed various stages with established luthiers. PLAYING: Guitar LUTHIER YOU ADMIRE THE MOST:  Matsuda INSTRUMENT YOU DREAM TO HAVE ONE DAY: Matsuda LAST ALBUM YOU BOUGHT : Gillian Welch […]

Oct 08
Van Solinge Guitars by Laura Van Solinge Interview

Van Solinge Guitars by Laura Van Solinge Interview   ID NAME: Van Solinge Laura NICK NAME : Van Solinge Guitars LIVING IN : Totnes, United Kingdom TRAINING & BACKGROUND: I trained at the Totnes School of guitar making in Devon ( UK ), it’s a very special place surrounded by very special people. I’ve done three […]

Oct 05
On Guitars by Christoph Noe Interview

On Guitars by Christoph Noe Interview   ID NAME: Christoph Noe NICK NAME : Nö LIVING IN : Munich, Germany TRAINING & BACKGROUND: I studied graphic design and taught myself to build guitars PLAYING: Electric Bass and sometimes Guitar, Drums and Modular Synthesizer NAME OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL BAND :  Metal Socks (such an embarrassing name :D) […]

Oct 03
Hozen Guitars by Ho Zen Yong Interview

Hozen Guitars by Ho Zen Yong Interview   ID NAME: Ho Zen Yong NICK NAME : Hozen LIVING IN : Singapore TRAINING & BACKGROUND: Basic Training done with UK luthier Chris Horton follow by advance lessons from Ervin Somogyi. Most of it is self-taught with no formal structured training. PLAYING: Piano. Not good ! 🙂 LUTHIER YOU ADMIRE […]

Oct 02
Gijs de Wit Guitars Interview

Gijs de Wit Guitars Interview   ID NAME: Gijs de Wit LIVING IN : I live in Heerenveen, a town in the Northern part of the Netherlands in de province Friesland. TRAINING & BACKGROUND: I began my building carreer around 1980 , building/repairing and customizing electric guitars, my mentors were Anno Galama (known as the man […]

Aug 23
Meet Paula Lazzarini during the IG 2022 !

Meet Paula Lazzarini during the IG 2022 !   ID NAME : Paula Lazzarini  NICK NAME : Pepa LIVING IN : Cremona, Italy  TRAINING & BACKGROUND : My first steps were together with Ricardo Louzao in Buenos Aires. I also met other guitar and violin makers at that time. I even made my first violins at the […]