Nacio sent me a couple of recordings. You can find them on the music page…http://www.ganzguitars.com/music/ but here are direct links Sparrows Watch Sun Dog Playful Loons Brujo – 8 string Thanks Nacio! You can visit his facebook page…
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A new guitar of the month…
Big news … there is a new guitar of the month. Go see it here….
Experimental 8 – “Spare Partita”
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In 2002 I built this guitar , Spare Partita For an individual luthier, labor is the most expensive part of any instrument. That is why quality materials are so important. However, when creating a prototype, downgrading the materials just a … Continue reading
Angelito Agcaoili plays Weiss Suite in D maj.
18 minutes of music! Recorded with a camera from the audience…. there was a tripod. Mr Agcaoili displays his musicality and focus, in addition to command of the 8 string guitar. A couple years ago I got an email from … Continue reading
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Neck shape standards and templates
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There are a infinite possibilities for shaping a guitar neck. The luthier needs to work within constraints, making decisions about what is desirable and how to carve the neck to execute those decisions. For example, I am working on a … Continue reading
Some changes ’round here.
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Having someone else in the shop for a month made me realize that I wasn’t making the most of my space. Places to store tools (d)evolved from their original locations, and with another builder at one of my benches, I … Continue reading
Why buy a custom built classical guitar?
Here is one player’s perspective. Click to go
Santa’s guitar progress
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For the last 3 weeks, I have been trying to get my shop in order. I have two pretty important machines that are down. My thickness drum sander and a bandsaw are down. I won’t recount exactly what is wrong, … Continue reading
Jason’s Classical – Learn Learn Learn
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Jason wound up his residency as he strung up his guitar. Well it had strings on, but only a few frets. Still he got pretty far on it. Way to go Jason! He has his own techniques! Some of his … Continue reading
Removing the guitar from the work board.
And Voila! A guitar is born… sort of. (video)