Author Archives: steve

I took a break for a couple of months.   From building guitars, that is.  I had lots of stuff going on, working on my house, coping with winter… This is the first time in a few years that I have … Continue reading →

I got asked a few questions as part of an interview for a local magazine…  Here are some of  the questions and answers. 1.  When did you start building guitars and how did you get into doing so? I built … Continue reading →

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Huayna Jimenez got a custom 11 string guitar from me about 10 years ago.   She’s burning an image of something similar into some furniture she made.  Wow! Here is the guitar I built for Huayna

Lettre mi-longue to be exact, by Roland Dyens.  I was made aware of this piece by a lovely person at the La Guitarra fest earlier this month.  (Thank you Sunny, for suggesting this.) The piece is pretty atmospheric.  I play … Continue reading →

At La Guitarra, I had some very good players visit… Some even played my guitars 🙂 Here is one, I’ll just call her “Mystery Guest Artist” and see if anyone can discern who it is. There is a lot of … Continue reading →

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I’ll be at a guitar festival this weekend. La Guitarra California. I started two guitars in the last week of July. Challenging to get them done before I had to leave Blaine, but they went together pretty nicely. Finishing was … Continue reading →

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In August the Northwest Classical Guitar Society came to Blaine for a BBQ and some music. Fun, music, beer, BBQ, Guitar… We had guests from Spain and North Carolina, plus some familiar faces, a concert on the concrete, and a … Continue reading →