This website publicizes my research and the experimentation with making replicas of the “FE-18”, a guitar that was built in 1864 by Antonio de Torres. Most of the research took place in 2010 and 2011, and the making of and experimenting with … Continue reading
This website publicizes my research and the experimentation with making replicas of the “FE-18”, a guitar that was built in 1864 by Antonio de Torres. Most of the research took place in 2010 and 2011, and the making of and experimenting with … Continue reading
This website publicizes my research and the experimentation with making replicas of the “FE-18”, a guitar that was built in 1864 by Antonio de Torres. Most of the research took place in 2010 and 2011, and the making of and experimenting with … Continue reading
…to my website about researching historical guitars, specifically the FE18 by Antonio de Torres. Most recently, I uploaded a short 3D-CT sequence that shows much of the guitar interior. You can find the video on the bottom of this page. … Continue reading
When people ask me how much patience and precision a luthier needs, or what skills one needs to have, my answer was usually something like “just pay attention to the details and don’t be sloppy” or “good instrument makers just … Continue reading
Torres CT Scan is complete! Stay tuned for updates on my blog. http://ow.ly/i/wlpn
The idiom “the devil is in the details” derives from the earlier phrase, “God is in the detail”; expressing the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important. (form Wikipedia) Both of the phrases above … Continue reading
Everybody has heard words like “the secret of Stradivarius” before, and I think that most people would agree that a good and experienced luthier must have some sort of secret. The more praise a luthier’s instruments get, the more there … Continue reading
In fall 2010 I have been granted funding for another project related to the work of Antonio de Torres. The Manitoba Arts Council has given me the opportunity to build a replica of the FE 18, which I measured and … Continue reading
