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About steve

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

Interview for a magazine…

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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Homanaje a Manitas

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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

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Randomish Pictures … around the shop

I have a few things going on… Mostly a guitar for Saul.  Romanillos style.  Spruce on East Indian Rosewood. …

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Mi-longue on Milonga

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

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Mystery Guest Artist

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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Guitar for Larry C #2

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Remember Larry’s new guitar? Well that’s the one I did not take to San Luis Obispo for the La Guitarra festival. This guitar was started about 6 months ago. I am very pleased with the result. I may have time … Continue reading

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La Guitarra

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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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Guitar Garden Party

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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

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Top for Larry’s II

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I chose the best top. I felt that it was the Micah top. And then I made the worlds most beautiful rosette for it and inlaid it into the world’s best spruce top.

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Choosing a Spruce Top for Larry’s Guitar

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Larry liked (loved, bonded, enjoyed…) his guitar that he immediatlely (after a pause to ask himself if he was crazy) ordered a second. It will have a smaller body, like a Romanillos plan, again with some awesome rosewood. But choosing … Continue reading

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