Dogal Maestrale String Review
I recently tested out some low tension Dogal Maestrale treble strings and thought that I would share my thoughts (FYI - the strin
I recently tested out some low tension Dogal Maestrale treble strings and thought that I would share my thoughts (FYI - the strin
Once I received an email from a friend of his new idea for a top bracing pattern with the question, “Do you think that this design will make a good sounding guitar?” It was actually a creative idea and it certainly didn't fail to peak my curiosity, but it was the question itself that stuck with me and deserves an honest an
On June 20, one of my customers brought by an original Torres made in 1883. The guitar sounded great though it obviously had lots of restoration work. I checked the Romanillos entry of this particular guitar and most everything matches his description except the bit about the four piece top.
Tom Torrisi, owner of guitar no. 15, recently commissioned and performed a peice for electronics and guitar from Authur Keegan-Bole, a composer of new music based in Bristol, UK. Here is the recording available on YouTube.
Tom is currently working towards a D.M.A at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.
Nocturne by Author Keegan-Bole
One week ago Brent Webster came by the shop with guitar no. 5 for some routine touch ups to the guitar's polish. One of the best decisions I've made since being in the business of building people guitars is to offer free French polishing on the first 30 guitars.
See the completed instrument here.
You can collect all the data possible, use every objective resource at your disposal and create every millimeter of your instrument with machinist precision, but the end product will always be a result of your judgement.