Podcast Episodes

97. Max Monterosso

Max Monterosso builds beautifully detailed steel string guitars, harp and electric guitars out of his one-person shop in the Veneto region of Italy. 

For episode 97 of the podcast, I caught up with M…

Published on 10 months ago

96. Rocky Mountain Archtop Guitar Festival and the New Blue Guitars

Episode 96

Episode 96 of Luthier on Luthier is a collection of interviews from the 2024 Rocky Mountain Archtop Guitar Festival, sponsored by Henriksen Amplifiers. 

At the show, Cris Mirabella, Tyler Wells, and…

Published on 11 months ago

Mark Stutman (Folkway Music)

Episode 95

  Mark Stutman is renowned for vintage guitar repairs and is also the owner of Canada's Folkway Music in Waterloo, Ontario.   For episode 95 of the podcast, Mark goes into the history of his repair c…

Published on 1 year ago

Michael Millard (Froggy Bottom Guitars)

Episode 94

Episode 94 of the podcast is a live interview at the 2024 Fretboard Summit with the incredible Michael Millard of Froggy Bottom Guitars. 

Michael has over 50 years of guitar-building experience. In 1…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Seth Baccus

Episode 93

Seth Baccus creates a range of beautiful electric guitars in the UK. Seth learned the guitar business and guitar making from renowned luthiers Andy and Hugh Manson, who also happen to be his stepdad …

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Mark Blanchard (Blanchard Guitars)

Episode 92

Guitarmaker Mark Blanchard has a background in machining, a skill he learned at a young age from his dad. These days, he uses his metal-working skills to not only make his own excellent truss rods bu…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Noemi Schembri (Noemi Guitars)

Episode 91

Noemi Schembri builds outstanding guitars out of her one-person workshop in Northern Italy.    Noemi had an interest in woodworking at a young age and went to high school and college to prepare for a…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Jeff LaQuatra

Episode 90

Jeff LaQuatra is a professor of guitar and has directed the guitar program at Colorado State University since 2016.    For episode 90 of the podcast, Jeff shares his musical journey from student, to …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Josh Rieck (J. Rieck Lutherie)

Episode 89

Josh Rieck has many arrows in his luthier quiver. He builds and repairs instruments, and also  owns a full-service music store in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Josh started out studying double bass in c…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Casimi Guitars

Episode 88

Lifelong friends Mathias Roux and Matthew Rice make visually stunning and beautifully executed Casimi Guitars out of their shop in South Africa.   

For episode 88 of the podcast, Mathias and Matthew…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago