Author Archives: steve
Today in the kitchen
My finishing room. I have a couple in process.
Shawna’s Guitar : Guitar damage assessment.
A local Blaine business person (Shawna, of The Living Pantry) brought her guitar to me to assess it’s situation. So I made a video to detail the situation. Some good helpful comments by you tubers
Raphael Feuillatre Concert experience
It’s been five days since I went to to see Raphael Feuillatre at the Vancouver Playhouse and Wow. This is among the top concerts I have ever attended, musically, emotionally, and personally. Mind and heart permanently changed. Thank you Raphael, … Continue reading
A friend’s new website – Pedro Cortes
A wonderful guitarist, Pedro Cortes has a new website. https://harmonica-carrot-bctm.squarespace.com/ Pedro is an accomplished guitarist. He’s worked with other flamenco, jazz, and movie artists. And he’s a big teddy-bear. I built a guitar for him a few years ago which … Continue reading
Mystery: What is this thing on the guitar?
Let me know what you think.
I made Mel a guitar 20 years ago, and here he is buying this lovely…. And seeming to appreciate it, even though it is slightly used. Before sending it off, I touched up the finish, and made and attached an … Continue reading
Let’s look at some Koa
I’ve had this wood for a while. I could make it into a nice guitar. It’s not dramatically figured. It is very straight grained, well quartered, which as a luthier, I love. But there is some flame as well.
Update from Valerie
Last year Valerie got a new guitar I built for her. After having it for a year, she seems to be enjoying it. Hi, So nice to hear from you. I was just thinking about the fact that I’ve had … Continue reading
Homage to 4 guitars and a life of building
Here is a video for lovers of classical guitars. It was made by Antigoni Goni about 4 guitars, each built by Jose Romanillos before his passing. It’s quite a beautiful video, and certainly meaningful to me: I went to Spain … Continue reading