This is what happens when you hang out with a master Luthier for about a year…
"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it." - Pablo Picasso Since 1993, I have wanted to build guitars. The first instrument I ever built was an electric guitar from a kit I purchased at a...
Paracho
In May of 2010, I travelled to Paracho, Mexico with my good friend and mentor Latcho. It was about a 9 hour drive from La Cruz, and we were to me Jose Luis Diaz, a Luthier that had built Latcho a guitar. He also had a guitar for me and this was going to be an amazing...
Building A Flamenco Guitar : Wrap it up
Building A Flamenco Guitar : Aesthetics
The grueling work of making the guitar look great. This is the most painstaking part yet - the binding and purfling. The part that everyone notices - even more so than the tone most of the time. Even though the process is long and laborious, it sure does look cool!...
Building A Flamenco Guitar : The box is closed
Braced and installed the back on my Flamenco negra, as well as glued in the label. *** If you ever need any type of guitar work done, contact Hans. He works on EVERYTHING with strings. Contact Han’s here : Hans Pukke *** Vincent Zorn is a Santa Barbara, California...
Building A Flamenco Guitar : Braced, Sides, Neck, Back, and JACK!
It has been quite awhile since the last update, and I have made quite the progress on my Negra Bracing The Soundboard Finally, after the weather decided to work with us, we glued the bracing on the soundboard. Pretty amazing experience preparing the thickness of the...
Building A Flamenco Guitar : The Rosette and Brace Yourself
Spent the afternoon designing the rosette with Hans. Originally, I purchased a pre-made rosette from Luthier Mercantile. We both thought that by using a pre-made rosette on my first build it would be an easier way of getting to the finish line quicker, experiencing...
Building A Flamenco Guitar : Measure Twice, Cut Once
I have been meeting with Hans twice a week now constructing my Flamenco Negra guitar. First step was to get the neck cut and glued. hans walked me through the process of cutting the blank at a 13 degree angle then flipping the cut piece to form the headstock. Ok, I...
Building A Flamenco Guitar : The beginning to now
Since 1993, I have wanted to build guitars. The first instrument I ever built was an electric guitar from a kit I purchased at a local music store in Mendocino, California where I was living at the time. All the pieces were there and I basically bolted the neck on,...
Daniel Mari Strings : A Personal Review
Everybody knows the importance of a great guitar. The importance of your instrument being set up properly. Often over looked is the correct set of strings for certain guitars. I recently decided to try a little string...