Podcast 151: Luthier Mark Whitebook

Podcast 151: Luthier Mark Whitebook

These week, we talk to acclaimed guitarmaker Mark Whitebook. In the 1970s, Whitebook had a cult following for his handmade guitars and a client list that included James Taylor, Carly Simon, Phil Keaggy and Clarence White. But in 1980, having built around 70 instruments total, Whitebook left the world of lutherie and pursued a career outside of the music industry.

Thirty five years later, Whitebook has returned to building instruments (he kept all of his original tools and equipment all of these years). During this two-hour long talk, we chat about his background, how he taught himself to build his first guitar (with help from Irving Sloane's now legendary book on guitar construction), the Southern California guitar scene of the 1970s (including his time spent with David Russell Young and Chuck "The Duke of Pearl" Erikson) and how his dreadnought instruments stray from traditional Martin construction. We also learn just how hard it is to make a living building guitars. Whitebook is a near-mythical figure in the world of guitars; we hope you enjoy this exclusive chat.

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Podcast 531: The Fretboard Journal's Year-End Wrap Up

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Podcast 529: John Reischman

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Podcast 528: Guru Singh Returns

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Podcast 527: Liam Kazar

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Podcast 526: Love of Fuzz's TJ Hiemel

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Podcast 525: Paul Asbell

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Podcast 524: Paul Burch

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