Author Archives: steve

About steve

Luthier in the northwest of the Northwest. Classical guitars, custom instruments, repairs and restorations.

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

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Mystery: What is this thing on the guitar?

Let me know what you think.

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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

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Let’s look at some Maple, and some Rosewood

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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.

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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

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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

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Flash (back) : A recently found video of Miro and Yvette

Back in June of 2022 I posted a video of William Bajzek playing Bolero by Arcas on a guitar I made in the fall of 2020. Remember 2020? Pandemic. A time of isolation. Not necessary a bad thing for a … Continue reading

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Some Feingold Pictures

As it happens… David Feingold has a recent guitar that I built earlier this year. David’s son, Jacob Feingold, is an accomplished photographer and he took some pictures of his dad with the guitar. They are really nice studies, or … Continue reading

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For your consideration:Wood for rosette

Here’s some wood I am considering for use in the rosette of an upcoming guitar.

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