Richard Morgan, a great luthier that is dedicating his energy and innovative mind to create unique mandolins in Tasmania, writes about his journey…
Watching the plane next to ours being loaded It became clear how and why musical instruments often turn up damaged. The acoustic bass guitar [...]
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 [...]
It has been said that mandolin players spend half their time tuning up and the the other half playing out of tune. I guess [...]
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 [...]
If I had to choose listening to an average instrument played by a master or vice versa I would choose the former. Of course [...]
I can remember as a child the pleasure of my monthly haircut. My mum would drop me off at the hairdresser and go shopping. [...]
Anyone who visits my home country, Australia, will be astonished by the huge distances between the towns and cities. Australia does have a relatively [...]
The Wikipedia definition of a Luthier is someone who repairs or builds string instruments. Wikipedia should also say that Luthiers spend most of their [...]
Probably the most enjoyable part of my journey as a luthier has been of recent years. It all started with attempts at building timber [...]
