I watch this on a weekly basis. I imagine it’s even better if you know the original song.

My uncle is a luthier (guitar builder) from Summerland, British Columbia, and I finally convinced him that he needs a website. The idea of building a guitar is somewhere between alchemy and C++ to me, but from some of the design notes he put up it’s amazing to see the level of workmanship that goes into luthiery; you actually get a sense of the critical factors that separate good handbuilts from mediocre ones.

Take a look: John Park Guitars

Also, a video of David Franzen playing a John Park guitar after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »