Acoustic Soundboard
Birth of the Archtop: An Ode to Orville Gibson
For archtop lovers, there are few subjects more fascinating than the legacy of Orville Gibson.
Jan 22, 2023
Maegen Wells is a lifelong guitar player and lover who runs a one-lady guitar-building shop under the Redwoods of Northern California. An alumni of the Galloup School of Lutherie and a descendent of Tom Ribbecke’s shop, she specializes in building small-body archtops and mandolins from scratch with her own two hands.