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Here's how to reach some of the people and companies
that make my work, this site, and my sanity possible:
 Ken
Bonfield is a great friend and an even better musician. He uses
my guitars both on the road and in the studio. This link will get you
to a site where you can buy his recordings (so he can buy more guitars
from me).
Chuck
Brodsky is one of my favorite singer/songwriters. Link up to this
site to support him and his music.
Larry
Pattis is a fine fingerstyle guitarist even though he doesn't play
my guitars. Follow this link to get a sample of his composition and
playing.
The
Catgut Acoustical Society is the foremost organization in the world
for the study of stringed instrument acoustics. The site has many articles
from their semi-annual Journal and links to other relevant sites.
The
Guild of American Luthiers (GAL) was formed over twenty years ago
to promote the sharing of knowledge among instrument makers. They publish
a quarterly magazine, American Lutherie, and hold triennial conventions.
The web site has much useful information, links to schools and suppliers,
and a page of luthier jokes.
The
Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans (ASIA) was formed
in 1988 to promote professionalism among stringed instrument builders.
They publish Guitarmaker,
a quarterly magazine, and hold Symposia where members can attend
workshops and show instruments to the public.
The
Musical Instrument Makers Forum presents ongoing discussions about
everything under the sun that pertains to instrument making. It's a
great place to go for quick answers to those knotty questions and civil
discussions about almost anything instrument related. Please subscribe!
Yet
another Luthier worthy of mention here is Aaron
Green. Aaron apprenticed
with me for 3 years. His shop in Waltham, MA has been operating for over
10 years, producing very fine classical and flamenco guitars. It gives
me a huge amount of satisfaction to have had a part in starting that
career.
This site was created through a collaboration between Al Carruth
(Luthier and a heck of a guy) and Paul
Norman of Forbidden Fruit Guitars (Web Designer and Luthier).
The site was designed on a Mac G4 souped up to run at 1.46GHz. The
Mitsubishi 22" DiamondPro monitor cruises along with the help of
a Nvidia GeForce4 Ti sporting 128Mb. of VRAM. The software used in
this opus was: MAc OS X (of course), Macromedia MX Studio 2004, and
Adobe Photoshop CS. No animals were harmed.
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