DAKE TRAPHAGEN
MASTER GUITAR MAKER EXCLUSIVELY FOR GSITo me, guitar making is more than technique or science, more than just the finished product. It is an experiential, hands-on relationship one develops over years of trial and error...
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To me, guitar making is more than technique or science, more than just the finished product. It is an experiential, hands-on relationship one develops over years of trial and error...
Listening to guitarists and the continuous study of the physics and work of other luthiers give me the rules how to build my guitars.
A good guitar is empirical; it is borne of the experience that the luthier accumulates throughout his or her career
The goal of my guitars is to give you goosebumps when you hold them in your hands.
I had played the instrument since 1932. In that year I returned to Paris, I couldn't bring my piano with me but I was introduced to the guitar and was captivated at once
My penchant for mathematics led me to seek the underlying geometrical rules in traditional Spanish guitars
In building Concert Guitars, I always strive to create well-balanced instruments with a full, rich sound rather than just aiming for loud guitars.