Posted on February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 by Dale Phillips Nissim’s Guitar Nissim’s Guitar by Zack Youcha Originally published in American Lutherie #156, 2025 In the summer of 2022, my family and I took a trip to North Macedonia to discover part of our roots. We’re Monastirli on my dad’s side: Ottoman Jews from Monastir, now the city of Bitola in North Macedonia. The trip was beautiful […] This post is only available to members.
Posted on February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 by Dale Phillips Little Guitar of My Dreams Little Guitar of My Dreams by Tim Olsen Originally published in American Lutherie #156, 2025 When I was very young, like about ten, I encountered a guitar which blew my little mind and made me want to be a guitar maker. I mentioned this briefly almost forty years ago in AL#11. Maybe it’s not too soon to […] This post is only available to members.
Posted on February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 by Dale Phillips Agustín Barrios: History of the Guitar Rewritten Agustín Barrios: History of the Guitar Rewritten by Federico Sheppard from his 2023 GAL Convention lecture Originally published in American Lutherie #156, 2025 We have lost a lot of very important people in the past few years. José Romanillos, Eugene Clark, and Robert Ruck have all passed from this earth. All have stood at […] This post is only available to members.
Posted on February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 by Dale Phillips A Steel String Guitar Maker’s Journey A Steel String Guitar Maker’s Journey by Steve Kauffman from his 2023 GAL Convention lecture Originally published in American Lutherie #156, 2025 Let me start by offering my heartfelt thanks to Tim and Deb, and Todd, and all the volunteers and contributors that have worked all these decades. We’re grateful that you fulfilled the […] This post is only available to members.
Posted on February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 by Dale Phillips Observations on the Topography of Spanish Guitar Soundboards Observations on the Topography of Spanish Guitar Soundboards by R. E. Bruné Originally published in American Lutherie #156, 2025 The question I receive the most about my plan drawing of Segovia’s Hauser (GAL Plan #33, 1937 Hermann Hauser Sr. Classic Guitar, Ex. Segovia) is, “How much doming does the top have? I didn’t see it anywhere on […] This post is only available to members.
