Posted on May 23, 2024June 3, 2024 by Dale Phillips A Posthumous Interview with Seymour Drugan A Posthumous Interview with Seymour Drugan by Harry Fleishman Originally published in American Lutherie #151, 2024 Mr. Drugan, it is an honor and a pleasure to see you again and get to talk with you. You were so important in…. Nice to see you again. That was a long time ago, wasn’t it, more […] This post is only available to members.
Posted on May 22, 2024June 3, 2024 by Dale Phillips My First Twenty Years My First Twenty Years by Jay Anderson Originally published in American Lutherie #151, 2024 Friday August 1, 2003 was the start. This was the evening my dear wife and I attended a James Taylor concert at the Excel Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. During intermission, James came out on stage and made a really big […] This post is only available to members.
Posted on May 21, 2024January 2, 2025 by Dale Phillips Spring 2024 American Lutherie – Mobile Friendly American Lutherie #151 Spring 2024 Letters and more from our readers Finding Inspiration in Early 20th-Century Instruments from his 2023 GAL Convention lecture by Todd Cambio The Historic Solera of Santos Hernández: an Attempted Reconstruction by Tobias Braun Guitarreria Ottenschlag by Joshua Alexander French My First Twenty Years by Jay Anderson A Posthumous Interview with […] This post is only available to members.
Posted on May 17, 2024June 3, 2024 by Dale Phillips The Historic Solera of Santos Hernández: An Attempted Reconstruction The Historic Solera of Santos Hernández: An Attempted Reconstruction by Tobias Braun Translation by Francis Montocchio Originally published in American Lutherie #151, 2024 The solera, or workboard, from the estate of the great Madrid guitar maker, Santos Hernández (1874–1943), is exhibited at the Casa del Doncel in Sigüenza, Spain, along with other workshop tools […] This post is only available to members.
Posted on May 17, 2024June 3, 2024 by Dale Phillips Guitarreria Ottenschlag Guitarreria Ottenschlag by Joshua Alexander French Originally published in American Lutherie #151, 2024 Schloss Ottenschlag, the castle overlooking the charming lower Austrian village for which it is named, is one of those largely hidden gems that remain unspoiled by tourists. It is, and has been, many things: a castle, a restaurant, a landmark, a culinary […] This post is only available to members.