Please tell us something about your journey from woodworker to luthier. What precipitated that change in your career path?
I was born in 1952 and showed interest in design and music at an early age I designed/made my first piece, a bedside lamp, circa 1957. Our home was always filled with music - Dad plays the piano and Mom sings (both are still alive). At high school, my best subjects were tech drawing and woodwork.
I only got involved in woodwork proper around 1972 when my wife's dad helped me to make an audio stand. After that I never stopped with the woodwork. My main interests, though, were always design and music - I started playing guitar in around 1969, the Woodstock year.
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