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Alkemy Guitares Interview 5 Les essences de bois   This article is also available in English: Alkemy Guitares Interview 5 ToneWoods Essences     Ceux qui te connaissent savent que tu es un grand amateur de belles essences de bois, comment aides-tu tes clients à choisir les bois de leur future guitare par rapport au […]

Alkemy Guitares Interview 3 Modèles phares   This article is also available in English: Alkemy Guitares Interview 3 Flagship models     Peux-tu nous parler de tes modèles phares du moment ? As-tu une gamme que tu fais régulièrement ? Fais-tu également des modèles customs uniques ? Comment as-tu procédé pour les faire naître ? […]

Mad Guitars Interview 3 Advice for young luthiers     Do you have any advice to give to future young luthiers? Can you give them advice on training courses? Do you know any specialized schools?   « Go for it! Life is short! »   For me, the Newark School of Violin Making has been […]

Mad Guitars Interview 3 Conseils aux jeunes luthiers     As-tu des conseils à donner aux futurs jeunes luthiers en devenir ? Tu peux les faire bénéficier de conseils au niveau des formations ? Connais-tu des écoles spécialisées ?   « Foncez ! La vie est trop courte ! »   Pour moi, l’école de […]

Mad Guitars Interview 2 Tonewoods & Guitar Parts     Can you easily find Tonewoods in your networks? If so, can you name some of your suppliers?   In fact, I use the same network as most of the luthiers in France: Delta Bois, Kauffer.   But also sellers I find on E-Bay or local […]

Mad Guitars Interview 2 Bois & Pièces détachées pour guitares     Arrives-tu à trouver facilement du bois dans tes réseaux ? Si oui, peux-tu nous citer quelques-uns de tes fournisseurs ?   En fait, j’utilise le même réseau que la plupart des luthiers en France : Delta Bois, Kauffer.   Mais aussi des vendeurs […]

Mad Guitars Interview 1 Background & Flagship models     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 ? Were you a musician before becoming a luthier?   I’m a native of Reunion Island. […]

Mad Guitars Interview 1 Parcours & Modèles phares     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 déjà installé ?   Je suis natif de l’Île de la Réunion, je joue […]

Walsh Guitars Interview 1 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 a […]

Alkemy Guitares Interview 1 Background   Cet article est également disponible français : Alkemy Guitares Interview 1 Ton parcours ?     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 […]

Alkemy Guitares Interview 1 Ton parcours ?   This article is also available in English: https://luthiers.com/alkemy-guitares-interview-1-background/     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 déjà installé ? Et, si ce […]

Daz Guitarz Interview 6 Advice for young luthiers     Do you have any advice for young luthiers? Can you give them advice on training courses?   From my little experience, I have 2 or 3 tips… But, as I am still “brand new” in the business, I would not allow myself to give “advice”, […]

Petko Petkov 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 you […]

Roadrunner Guitars Electric 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. […]

Petko Petkov Interview 5 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 so, […]

Northwest Timber Figured Hardwoods Interview 2 Tonewood     Can you tell us about different types of wood that are specific to your region?   The Pacific Northwest forests are a temperate rainforest with Douglas Fir, a soft wood, in the majority. The secondary woods, not as plentiful, are Cedar, Spruce, Maple and Pine. Some […]

Northwest Timber Figured Hardwoods Interview 1 Background     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 than […]

William A Mackay Double bass in the style of the English bass makers 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 […]

William A Mackay Violin based on Guarnerius 1734 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 […]

Petko Petkov Interview 1 Tell us about your 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? […]

Daz Guitarz Interview 5 Weight of the Tuning Machines     There is a huge selection of aftermarket parts. What impact can the weight of the Tuning Machines have when designing a guitar?   The incidence will be obvious with the instrument in the upright position with a strap.   If there is too much […]

Daz Guitarz Interview 4 ToneWoods     Those who know you know that you are a great lover of beautiful ToneWoods. How do you help your customers to choose the woods of their future guitar matched to the sound they have in mind? Can you easily find ToneWoods in your networks? If so, can you […]

Daz Guitarz 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 […]

Roadrunner Guitars Interview 3 Custom Made Guitar Pickups     You are a big fan and collector of vintage pickups, we know your love and respect for the work of Paul Bigsby, can you tell us about your CAR pickups series?   Yes it’s true, I’m a bit obsessed about microphones, their looks and sounds… […]

Daz Guitarz Interview 2 Repairs restorations and maintenance     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?   Sometimes I have changed strings on a violin or put pickup sensors on a mandolin, […]

Roadrunner Guitars Interview 2 Custom Made Guitar Parts     The people who follow you know that you create custom-made guitar parts. Recently we saw on social networks that you have created a series of bridges from aluminium blocks, can you explain how you manage to adjust the tuning which seems much less simple than […]

Petko Petkov Violins Guarnieri Vieuxtemps 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 […]

Petko Petkov Violins Stradivari Cremonese 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 […]

  Découvrez, dans une série d’articles, les histoires qui se cachent derrières Luthiers.com Histoire n°1   23 avril 1987… Le jour où une passion est née… Dédicace « un peu spéciale » aujourd’hui pour tous les luthiers (et tous les autres…) qui m’ont donné envie de me battre au quotidien pour que la lutherie soit […]

  Discover, in a series of articles, the stories behind Luthiers.com Story #1   April 23rd, 1987… The day a passion was born… “A little special” dedication today for all the luthiers (and all the others…) who have made me want to fight on a daily basis for lutherie to be more and more present […]