One small double shot Cafe Late please. . . . . Thankyou. . . ahhhhhh
When I finally found the courage to start build guitars and mandolins I made a point of visiting a number of established makers to ask [...]
To fix or not to fix. That was the question
It has been said that mandolin players spend half their time tuning up and the the other half playing out of tune. I guess [...]
Radiant Instrument Necks and Neck Joins
Christos: It's been a while since I published the last post by Richard, so I was very happy to receive this article, which provides [...]
Too Much Coffee
If I had to choose listening to an average instrument played by a master or vice versa I would choose the former. Of course [...]
A good haircut
I can remember as a child the pleasure of my monthly haircut. My mum would drop me off at the hairdresser and go shopping. [...]
A Rough Diamond
Anyone who visits my home country, Australia, will be astonished by the huge distances between the towns and cities. Australia does have a relatively [...]
Bed time story for insomniacs with no interest in lutherie
The Wikipedia definition of a Luthier is someone who repairs or builds string instruments. Wikipedia should also say that Luthiers spend most of their [...]
Synchronicity
Probably the most enjoyable part of my journey as a luthier has been of recent years. It all started with attempts at building timber [...]
Windy Strings
As a maker I have found discussions with other makers extremely useful. The exchange of ideas, philosophies and techniques is a big part of [...]
