See articles from our Luthier's Workbench department, broken down by issue.
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Ken Parker Guitars Profile (January 2009) Innovative archtops from the inventor of the Parker Fly electric guitar. With video. Return to Top |
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Mustapick Guitars Profile (December 2008) The California-based luthier specializes in a wide range of custom options. Return to Top |
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Bashkin Guitars Profile (November 2008) Colorado luthier creates finely tuned custom flattops. Return to Top |
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Kipp Krusa Guitars Profile (September 2008) Luthier combines traditional woodworking with innovative guitar designs. Return to Top |
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Mark Blanchard Guitars Profile (August 2008) Montana luthier Mark Blanchard specializes in custom fingerstyle guitars. Return to Top |
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John How Guitars (July 2008) Northern California luthier John How specializes in building vintage-style ladder-braced guitars. Return to Top |
Andrew White Guitars (May 2008)Based in West Virginia, luthier Andrew White builds primarily fingerstyle guitars. Return to Top |
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Local Phenomenon (March 2008) Besides standard models, many dealers now also stock custom guitars made specifically for their shops. Return to Top |
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Mirabella Guitars (February 2008) At a young age, Cristian Mirabella fell in love with archtop guitars—and he's never looked back. Return to Top |
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Sound to Earth Instruments (January 2008) A strong force in the mandolin world for the past decade, Sound to Earth now offers a line of guitars. Return to Top |
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Comins Guitars: Archtop Art (November 2007) Bill Comins offers six-strings of all stripes, but he specializes in archtops. Return to Top |
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Martin Archtops (September 2007) Although they were built during the heyday of jazz, Martin's original archtops never took off like other brands' guitars when they were first built. Today, they represent an interesting part of the company's history, and players and luthiers alike are dicovering that some of them are real gems. Return to Top |
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Charis Guitars: Bill Wise (July 2007) The Michigan-based luthier put his skills as an automotive engineer to work in service to his passion for guitars. A decade after building his first instrument, he now specializes in high-end flattops that are fine-tuned for discerning fingerstyle players. Return to Top |
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Fabrizio Alberico Guitars (June 2007) Guided by intuition and experience, luthier Frabrizio Alberico builds steel- and nylon-string guitars that are custom-tailored to discerning fingerstylists' needs. Return to Top |
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Gypsy Soul: Flamenco Guitars (May 2007) One of the guitar world's most distinctive styles, flamenco guitars are similar to, yet notably different from, classical instruments. Here's what gives this special breed of nylon-strings its loud, percussive tone. Return to Top |
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Worland Guitars (April 2007) Illinois luthier Jim Worland builds just about anything that has a soundbox and strings. His offerings start out with very affordable steel-string flattops and move all the way into outlandish multi-string harp guitars. Return to Top |
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Oriskany Stringed Instruments (February 2007) Inspired by the Canadian school of flattop building, Oriskany Stringed Instruments creates small-bodied steel-strings with big voices. Return to Top |
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Hauver Guitars (January 2007) A love of the blues led Michael Hauver to seek out old Stella guitars from the 1920s and '30s. Eventually, he decided to build his own, and today, he produces an entire line of instruments that combine vintage designs with contemporary construction techniques. Return to Top |
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R. Taylor Guitars (November 2006) His manufacturing innovations have influenced the way acoustic guitars are built in virtually every other major factory. Now Bob Taylor is creating a line of small-production custom instruments. Return to Top |
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Old Friends: Depression-era Gibson L-00s (October 2006) Often overshadowed by Gibson's larger flattops, Depression-era L-00s are excellent guitars for blues and fingerstyle players. Even though their history can be confusing, if you know what to look for, you might just find a vintage gem. Return to Top |
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Moonstone Guitars (September 2006) A veteran of California lutherie, Steve Helgeson has been building acoustic and electric guitars since the early 1970s. Although he once ran a small factory, he now focuses on making his Moonstone guitars one at a time—and creating his best work ever. Return to Top |
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Scheerhorn Guitars (August 2006) Unhappy with the way his own resonator guitar performed at jams, Tim Scheerhorn set out to redesign the instrument. Eighteen years later, his instruments are chosen by many of the hottest players around, and he continues to push the envelope of resophonic design. Return to Top |
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Circa Guitars (July 2006) Maine-based luthier John Slobod has learned from some of the finest guitar builders around. On a quest for vintage tones, he now crafts Martin-inspired, individually made masterpieces. Return to Top |
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Schwartz Guitars (June 2006) Toronto-area luthier Sheldon Schwartz specializes in fingerstyle flattops. A scientific approach to construction, carbon fiber-reinforced braces, and long scales results in guitars with a unique voice and distinctive appearance. Return to Top |
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Hamblin Guitars (May 2006) A graduate of the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery, Kent Hamblin builds high-end fingerstyle guitars in his Telluride, Colorado, shop. Return to Top |
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Del Langejans Guitars (April 2006) Drawing on three decades of experience building guitars for stars and students, Del Langejans' small outfit near Lake Michigan has developed a signature sound by using thick, rigid sides and rosewood necks. Return to Top |
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