
82. Richard Hoover (Santa Cruz Guitar Co.)
Richard Hoover is the founder of the Santa Cruz Guitar Company, which has been a leader in the world of boutique acoustic guitars since 1976. For episode 82 of the podcast, recorded live at the 2023 F...
27 Sep 202344min

81. Nic Delisle (Island Instruments)
Island Instruments' Nic Delisle makes a wide variety of incredible and innovative guitars out of his Montreal workshop. For episode 81 of the podcast, Nic tells us all about the construction and origi...
30 Aug 202351min

80. Larry Fitzgerald
Larry Fitzgerald is considered one of the world's top guitar repairmen. As a teenager, Larry was often hanging around NYC's famous guitar shops on 48th Street. After a year at the Berklee College of M...
28 Jul 20231h 17min

79. Mitsuhiro Uchida
Support Luthier on Luthier with our new Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/luthieronluthier You may not know the name Mitsuhiro Uchida, but you should. Mitsuhiro is a national treasure of Japan an...
28 Jun 202339min

78. Keisuke Nishi (Keystone Guitars)
This month's podcast features one of my favorite builders, Keisuke Nishi of Keystone Guitars. Keisuke went to luthier school in both Japan and the US, worked for First Act, and then did an apprentice...
30 Mai 202353min

77. Joshia de Jonge
Joshia de Jonge builds world-renowned classical guitars out of her one-person shop in Western Quebec. Joshia grew up in a famed guitar-building family and was helping her dad, Sergei, build and teach ...
2 Mai 202350min

76. Dick Boak
Dick Boak started as a draftsman at Martin guitars and stayed for 42 years taking on numerous roles at the company, including Director of the Martin Museum and Archives; Director of Advertising and Ar...
29 Mar 202357min

75. Tim Frick
From a young age, Tim Frick knew that he wanted to make instruments. As a teenager, he began building basses for himself. He'd eventually take a class with famed archtop guitarmaker Tom Ribbecke, work...
25 Feb 202349min



















