Guitars

When selecting a luthier to construct your hand-crafted guitar, perhaps the question of how you see your luthier is no more important than how your luthier sees you.

Before I set out to build a new instrument, I want to get to know the person who will be playing it. I don't see you as simply a client or a customer, but as a fellow artist and musician. That's why I like to engage in a life-to-life dialogue with you before the first piece of wood is cut. I act as a sounding board that can reflect your voice into a wooden object that projects a range of tonal characteristics. Through me, you'll be able to talk to the wood and ultimately draw your unique music out of it. Each guitar represents the result of a partnership between myself and the individual for whom it is destined.

My connection to the community is one that I feel deeply through art and music. My studio is conveniently located in Southwest Minneapolis
and my hours are flexible, making it easy for you to stop by during your commute or as an errand. This quiet neighborhood with abundant parking represents the ideal setting for working together to create the instrument of your dreams.

My focus is on building classical guitars and steel string guitars, with a commitment to exacting standards of craftsmanship, attention to detail, ecologically sustainable materials, and taking the time to do things right. You and I share the same goal: we both want you to have a unique, high-quality instrument that becomes a part of who you are. Together, we'll make it happen.