A nice illustration from a Spanish edition of Popular Mechanics… Always looking for inspiration…
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Jawad Al Fatlawi’s design makes ouds easier to play for guitarists.
at the luthier's
At the foot of Mallorca's highest mountain, Puig Major (1450 meters) in the Sóller Valley, the beautiful little medieval village Fornalutx is surrounded
So much of what we enjoy today has ancient origins. People have been fermenting grapes into wine for 10,000 years. Baking bread goes back even farther. The way these things are made by hand varies little today from the ancient methods. The same can be said for luthiers who craft violins. It may be up for
Fine handcrafted custom acoustic guitars and ukuleles come to life in the luthier shop of Jay Lichty of Lichty Guitars. Visits by appointment only.
You’re probably familiar with the name ‘Stradivarius’ and his famous, highly prized and priced violins. Every once in a while we hear about a violin out of his shop that broke all…
We have a lot of different reasons for picking subjects for the Bench Press column. Sometimes it’s as simple as an innovative design, or the use of unusual materials. We’ve been turned on to builders by the folks who play their creations, by chance meetings and by a truly dynamic Instagram presence. More often than
photos of Martin Woodhouse's workshop and some instruments under construction
Come and say hello if you're in the neighbourhood... "Guitarbouw Lara Seidel" in Mortsel, Belgium...