As the guitar world becomes all the more deep and wide, with almost every neighborhood hosting a custom guitar maker, it becomes harder and harder to come up with something new.
The design and selection of finish, frets, nuts, and more go into creating a fine instrument. So does observing what works and what doesn’t, and using that history as a foundation for the future.
The respected builder and R&D manager has worked for the stars—Eddie Van Halen, Paul McCartney, and others—while keeping his feet on the ground, blending invention, innovation, and common-sense design.
Our new columnist bares his family’s roots in guitar-building, going back to 1928 and his grandfather, who made instruments for Segovia and many others.
