SPECIAL EXHIBITION:

"The East Bay's Guitarmakers" exhibition, Addison Windows Gallery Berkeley Civic Arts Commission, Berkeley, California

ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS:

2013 Alta Bates Cardio-Rehab; Berkeley, California
2012 Alta Bates Cardio-Rehab; Berkeley, California
2011 Healdsburg Guitar Festival, Santa Rosa, California
2011 Woodstock Invitational, Woodstock, New York
2010 Woodstock Guitar Invitational, Woodstock, New York
2010 Salon de Guitare, Montreal Guitar Show
2010 Oakland Airport Luthier’s Exhibition (sponsored by The Oakland Museum)
2009 Alta Bates Hospital Cardio-Rehab wing, Berkeley, California
2008 Bucci's; Emeryville, California
2008 Alta Bates Hospital Cardio-Rehab wing, Berkeley, California
2007 Alta Bates Hospital Cardio-Rehab wing, Berkeley, California
2007 Berkeley Civic Arts Commission Show, 1947 Center St., Berkeley, California
2006 Alta Bates Hospital Cardio-Rehab wing, Berkeley, California
2006 Alta Bates Hospital Cardio-Rehab wing, Berkeley, California
2005-6 Bang and Oluffson showroom, Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan
2005 Alta Bates Hospital Cardio-Rehab facilities, Berkeley, California
2005 Summit Hospital Cardio-Rehab Department, Merritt Campus, Oakland, California
2005 Bang and Oluffson showroom, Tokyo, Japan
2001 Pritam and Eames Gallery, East Hampton, New York
2000 West Side Bakery and Café, Oakland, California
2000 Pro Arts Open Studios, Berkeley, California
2000 The Craftsman Home, Oakland, California
1999 West Side Bakery and Cafe, Oakland, California
1999 Spettro Restaurant, Oakland, California l998 West Side Bakery and Cafe, Berkeley, California
1998 Spettro Restaurant, Oakland, California l997 West Side Bakery and Cafe, Berkeley, California
1995 Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, California
1994 Gallery '76, Wentachee, Washington
1994 East Bay Pro Arts Open Studios, Berkeley, California
1993 Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, California
1993 East Bay Pro Arts open Studio, Berkeley, California

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2018 “Resonating Bodies; the Art of Contemporary Lutherie”, Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, Tracy, California
2018 Vancouver International Guitar Festival, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
2017 The Harrisburg Artisan Show, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
2015 Michael da Silva open studio, Berkeley, California
2015 Woodstock Guitar Invitational, Woodstock, New York
2013 Healdsburg Guitar Festival; Santa Rosa, California
2013 Woodstock Guitar Invitational; Woodstock, New York
2012 Woodstock Invitational, Woodstock, New York
2011 Healdsburg Guitar Festival, Santa Rosa, California
2011 Woodstock Invitational, Woodstock, New York
2010 Woodstock Guitar Invitational, Woodstock, New York
2010 Salon de Guitare, Montreal Guitar Show
2010 Oakland Airport Luthier's Exhibition (sponsored by The Oakland Museum)
2009 Oakland Museum/Oakland Airport lutherie exhibition
2009 Montreal Salon de Guitare, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2009 Expressions Gallery, "Simply Divine" show; Berkeley, California
2009 City of Berkeley/City Hall public arts show; Berkeley, California
2009 Healdsburg Guitar Festival, Santa Rosa, California
2009 City of Berkeley Permits Department Art Exhibit, Berkeley, California
2008 Montreal Guitar Show, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2008 Expressions Gallery, "Industrial Arts" show; Berkeley, California
2008 City of Berkeley/City Hall; Berkeley, California
2008 Expressions Gallery, "Simply Divine" show; Berkeley, California
2007 Salon de Guitare de Montreal
2007 Healdsburg Guitar Festival
2006 Newport Guitar Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
2006 Addison Street Gallery show, Berkeley, California
2006 Guild of American Luthiers national convention, Tacoma, Washington
2005-6 "The East Bay's Guitarmakers" exhibition, Addison Windows Gallery/Berkeley Civic Arts Commission, Berkeley, California
2005 Healdsburg Music Festival, Healdsburg/Santa Rosa, California
2005 Gourmet Guitars DVD series on contemporary luthiers
2005 "Almost Heaven: John Denver's America", Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, California
2004 Pritam & Eames Gallery, East Hampton, New York
2004 Westside Bakery and Café, Berkeley, California
2003 The Museum of the Imagination, Hudson, New York, "Images of Death in Art", curated by Mihail Chemiakin
2003 Healdsburg/Santa Rosa Guitar Festival, Santa Rosa, California
2003 Westside Bakery and Café, Berkeley, California
2003 Pritam & Eames Gallery, East Hampton, New York
2002 Muriel Anderson Presents, NAMM show, Anaheim, California
2002 Westside Bakery and Café, Berkeley, California
2002 Pritam and Eames Gallery, East Hampton, New York
2000 The Sheldon Galleries, St. Louis, Missouri
2001 Healdsburg Guitar Festival, Healdsburg, California
2001 The Great Midwest Guitar Show, St. Louis, Missouri
2001 East Bay Pro Arts Open Studios, Oakland, California
2001 Westside Bakery and Café, Berkeley, California
2000 Misugi Gallery, Berkeley, California
2000 The Sheldon Galleries, St. Louis, Missouri
2000 Westside Bakery and Café, Berkeley, California
2000 The Great Midwest Guitar Show, St. Louis, Missouri
2000 Association of Stringed Istrument Artisans, Nashville, Tennessee
2000 Christensen-Heller Gallery, Oakland, California
1999 Healdsburg Music Festival, Healdsburg, California
1999 San Mateo Woodworker's Show; San Mateo, California
1999 1080 23rd Ave. Studios/Oakland Arts Commission conference, Oakland, California
1999 Oakland Artship, Oakland, California
1999 East Bay Pro Arts, Oakland, California
1999 Tokyu Hands Grand Prix Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
1999 Tokyu Hands Grand Prix Exhibition, Osaka, Japan
1999 Northwest Fine Woodworking, Seattle, Washington
1999 Christensen Heller Gallery, Oakland, California
1999 Misugi Gallery, Berkeley, California
1998 Northwest Fine Woodworking, Seattle, Washington
1998 Viva Gallery, Berkeley, California
1998 Guild of American Luthiers Convention exhibit, Tacoma, Washington
1998 Christensen Heller Gallery, Oakland, California
1998 Misugi Gallery, Berkeley, California
1998 Mineral and Wood Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
1998 San Rafael Music Festival, San Rafael, California
1997 Viva Gallery, Berkeley, California
1997 Northwest Fine Woodworking, Seattle, Washington
1997 Misugi Gallery, Berkeley, California
1997 Tokyo Musical Instrument Trade Show, Tokyo, Japan
1997 60th Street Gallery, Oakland, California l997 Klein Music, Sonoma, California
1997 Christensen Heller Gallery, Oakland, California
1997 Abiquiu Inn, Abiquiu, New Mexico
1997 Healdsburg Music Festival, Healdsburg, California
1996 Hanson Galleries, Houston, Texas
1996 Christensen Heller Gallery, Oakland, California
1996 State Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1996 Guilford Handcraft Expo, Guilford, Connecticut
1996 KRASL Affair on the Bluff, St. Joseph, Michigan
1996 American Festival of Craft at Lincoln Center, New York, New York
1996 Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, Washington
1996 Pacific Fine Art, Walnut Creek, California
1996 La Quinta Arts Festival, La Quinta, California
1996 King's Mountain Art Festival, Woodside, California
1996 Jessell Gallery, Napa, California
1996 Craftsman's Guild, San Francisco, California
1996 Innspirations Gallery, Healdsburg, California
1996 Abiquiu Inn, Abiquiu, New Mexico
1996 Healdsburg Guitar Festival, Healdsburg, California
1995 Guild of American Luthiers Convention exhibit, Tacoma, Washington
1995 Sonoma Museum Show of Handmade Musical Instruments
1995 Farmington Arts Center, Avon, Connecticut
1995 Abiquiu Inn, Abiquiu, New Mexico
1995 Live Oak Park Fair, Berkeley, California
1995 The Craftsman's Guild, San Francisco, California
1995 Liz Claiborne Store, Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California
1995 Studio Design Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1995 Fanny Garver Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin
1995 Christensen Heller Gallery, Oakland, California
1994 Selo Shevel Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1994 Hanson Galleries, Houston, Texas
1994 Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
1994 Fanny Garver Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin
1994 Clarksville Pottery, Austin, Texas
1994 Citywoods Gallery, Highland Park, Illinois
1994 Gallery Antique, Lexington, Kentucky
1994 Artful Hand Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
1994 Zoller Gallery, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1994 A.C.C.I. Gallery, Berkeley, California
1994 Dublin Civic Center Lobby exhibition, Dublin, California
1994 University of California Y.W.C.A. exhibit, Berkeley, California
1994 Berkeley Pro Arts Open Studios Gallery, Berkeley, California
1994 San Francisco Craftsman's Guild, San Francisco, California
1994 East Bay Pro Arts Gallery show, Oakland, California
1994 Studio Design Gallery Holiday Show, Washington, D.C.
1994 Lynn House Gallery, "In Our Own Back Yard", Antioch, California
1994 Stonehouse Project Decorators Showcase, 2622 Jackson St., San Francisco, California
1993 Richmond Art Center, "Visions of Light", Richmond, California
1993 Oakland Pro Arts Holiday Sale Exhibit, Oakland, California
1993 The Craftsman's Guild, "Music and the Arts This Holiday Season", San Francisco, Calif.
1993 A.C.C.I. Gallery, Berkeley, California l993 A.C.C. Craft Fair, Baltimore , Maryland
1993 Bay Area Society of Stringed Instrument Craftsmen exhibition, Alameda, California
1993 Oakland Pro Arts Gallery Exhibit, Oakland, California
1993 Pacific States Craft Fair, San Francisco, California
1993 Nancy Sadler Gallery, Venice, California
1993 Rosicrucian Museum, San Jose, California
1993 l078 Gallery, Chico, California
1993 North Valley Art League, Redding, California
1993 Dishman Art Gallery, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
1992 A.C.C.I. Gallery, Berkeley, California
1992 Mill Valley Fine Arts Festival, Mill Valley, California
1992 Emmet Eiland Gallery, Albany, California
1992 Albany Arts Gallery, Albany, California
1992 Pacific States Craft Fair, San Francisco, California
1992 Guild of American Luthiers, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota
1992 Walnut Creek Art Festival, Waln ut Creek, California
199l A.C.C.I. Gallery, Berkeley, California
199l Palo Alto Celbrates the Arts, Palo Alto, California
199l Pacific States Craft Fair, San Francisco, California
199l Montclair Art Fair, Oakland, California l990 King's Mountain Art Fair, Woodside, California
1990 "Handmade Musical Instruments", Guild of American Luthiers, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington
1986 "Handmade Musical Instruments", Guild of American Luthiers, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington
1983 Strawberry Bluegrass Festival, Camp Mather, California
1983 National Flat- and Fingerpicking Championships, Winfield, Kansas
1982 The Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon
1980 "Handmade Musical Instruments", Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California l980 King's Mountain Art Fair, Woodside, California
1979 Vintage and handmade guitar exhibition, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, California
1979 Guild of American Luthiers convention, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
1979 King's Mountain Art Fair, Woodside, California
1978-9 "The Harmonious Craft", Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
1978 Guild of American Luthiers, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington
1978 Folk Music Society, "Handmade Musical Instruments", Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California l978 K.P.F.A. Craft Fair, Berkeley, California
1977 Carmel Classic Guitar Festival, Carmel, California
1976 "Handmade Contemporary and Early Instruments", University of California Extension, San Francisco, California
1975 "Folk Instruments and Folk Music", Fort Mason, San Francisco, California
1974 "Handmade Early Instruments", The Unitarian Church, Berkeley, California
1972 Brooks Hall Craft Fair, San Francisco, California

REPRESENTED BY:

Blue-G, Tokyo, Japan
Woodsound, Seoul, Korea
Miki Gakki Guitars, Tokyo, Japan
Dolphin Guitars, Osaka, Japan

Education

EDUCATION:

1970 to present: Self-taught in lutherie, supplemented over time by workshops and hands-on classes with Robert Lundberg (rosette carving), Fred Mejia and Eugene Clark (French polishing, and theory and practice of Spanish guitar construction), Jose Romanillos (Classic guitar soundboards), Nico Van Der Waals (lute construction) and John Gilbert (Classic guitar design).
Also: Guitar master classes with Michael Lorimer, Leo Brouwer, Vicente Gomez, Rey de la Torre, and Abel Carlevaro.
And: One year ongoing consultation with Michael Bell of Visual Art Access, San Francisco, Calif.
1988-90 Graduate studies in Clinical Psychology, John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, California
1968-9 Graduate program in Latin American Studies, University of Wisconsin at Madison
1966 B.A., University of California, Berkeley.
Also: Art Classes with Paul Wonner, Albert Wein and Joseph Young.

Employment

ART AND LUTHERIE TEACHING AND RELATED EMPLOYMENT:

2021 Ended the apprenticeship of Conor Casey
2019 Began the apprenticeship of Conor Casey, from Ireland
2019 Prematurely terminated the unsatisfactory apprenticeship of Etienne Silvestre
2019 Graduated Mark Gaiero in apprenticeship program
2018 Began the apprenticeship of Etienne Sylvestre (it was unsuccessful and not completed).
2018 "The First Principle of Guitar Bracing", workshop presentation at the Vancouver International Guitar Festival
2017 Lecture on the Principles of Guitar Design; Harrisburg Artisan Show, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
2017 Lecture on the History of the Modern Guitar, Northern California Association of Luthiers meeting, Oakland, California
2017 Ended the internship training of Johan Kohn
2017 Began the formal apprenticeship of Mark Gaiero
2017 Consultation with Kepma Manufacturing Co. of China
2017 In May, hosted a meeting of the Northern California Association of Luthiers
2016 Ended apprenticeship of Leo Buendia
2016 Began internship training of Jonah Kohn
2016 Ended the apprenticeship of Julian Gaffney
2016 Began the apprenticeship of Mark Gaiero
2015 Began the apprenticeship of Tom Sands, from England
2015 Filmed "The Triad Guitars" project, Oakland, California
2014 Ended the apprenticeship of Hiroshi Ogino
2014 Began the apprenticeship of Julian Gaffney
2013 Began the apprenticeship training of Leo Buendia
2013 Ended the apprenticeship of Gustav Fredell
2012 Started the apprenticeship of Hiroshi Ogino
2011 Ended apprenticeship of Jason Kostal
2011 Workshop/lecture: "Things To Know About Making Your Guitar Sellable", A.S.I.A. Symposium, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
2011 Began apprenticeship training of Gustav Fredell
2011 Daylong lutherie intensive with Luthier's Invitational of North Texas (L.I.N.T.), Mansfield, Texas
2010 Honoring Taku Sakashta, Taku Sakashta Memorial Service, Santa Rosa, California
2010 NCAL panel discussion, "the factors behind guitar sound", Martinez, California
2010 "Interesting things about the guitar," Diablo Valley Woodworkers' Association, Pleasant Hill, California
2009 Began the apprenticeship of Jason Kostal
2009 "Voicing the Guitar'" lecture at the Healdsburg Guitar Festival, Santa Rosa, California
2009 With Andrew Galli (Gallifilms), filmed "The Responsive Guitar"
2009 Advisory Board, Montreal Guitar Festival
2009 Master class in Voicing the Guitar (February), Oakland, California
2009 Lecture-demonstration: "The Differences Between Handmade And Factory Made", Salon de Gitare, Montreal Guitar Exhibition
2008 Master class in Voicing the Guitar (November), Oakland, California
2007 Begin apprenticeship training of Mark Tripp
2007 Advisory Board consultations, Montreal and Miami Guitar shows
2007 Workshop/lecture, "Increasing Guitar Playability", Montreal Jazz Festival Guitar Show, Canada
2007 End apprenticeship of Raymond Kraut; beginning of apprentceship of Mark Tripp
2007 Presentation on "Voicing the Guitar", Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans Symposium, Springfield, Missouri
2007 Master class in guitar voicing, Oakland, California
2006 Start of apprenticeship training of Chris Morimoto
2006 "Action, Playability and Intonation", Newport Guitar Festival, Newport, Rhode Island
2006 Organizer/moderator, steel string guitar listening sessions, Guild of American Luthiers national convention, Tacoma, Washington
2006 February Master class: Principles and Practice of Voicing the Guitar; Oakland, California
2006 Special Visiting Lecturer, Music and Ethnomusicology Departments, University of California at Santa Barbara; "The American Guitar: from Andalusia to St. Louis, from Segovia to Elvis, and from the Prairies to Carnegie Hall".
2006 (May) Master Class: Principles and Practice of Voicing the Guitar, Oakland, Calif.
2006 Northern California Association of Luthiers; testing of and listening to "normal" vs. "double top" guitars, Palo Alto, California
2006 (February) Master class: Principles and Practice of Voicing the Guitar; Oakland, California
2006 Continuation of apprenticeship training of Raymond Kraut
2005 Testing of and listening to "normal" vs. "double top" guitars, Healdsburg Guitar Festival, Luther Burbank Center inSanta Rosa, California
2005 Apprenticeship of Raymond Kraut begins
2005 Curator, "The East Bay's Guitarmakers" exhibition; Berkeley Civic Arts Commission, Berkeley, California
2005 Distinguished Lecturer Series presentation on "The Guitar: What, How, Why, and the Tonewoods Involved", Ethnomusicology Department, University of California at Santa Barbara
2005 Continued, and ended, apprenticeship training of Hironari Ebata, from Yokohama, Japan
2004 Master class in guitar design and voicing, Oakland, California
2002 Master class in guitar voicing, Oakland, California
2002 Master class in guitar voicing, Oakland, California
2002 Traditional Methods of Rope Binding; Northern California Association of Luthiers, Petaluma, California
2000 Tonewoods selection intensive workshop, taught to membership of Luthier's Invitational of North Texas; Arlington, Texas
2002 Traditional method of guitar binding demonstration, Northern California Association of Luthiers, Sebastopol, California
2002 Sponsor/supporter, "An Evening With Muriel Anderson", Music For Life Alliance, Quality Inn, Orangewood Ballroom, Anaheim, California
2001 Presentation on "Marketing", Luthier's Mercantile, Inc., Healdsburg, California
2001 Presentation on "Hand Tools", Healdsburg Guitar Festival; Healdsburg, California
2001 Completion of apprenticeships of Michihiro Matsuda and Brent Stuntzner
2001 "Intermediate level lutherie and voicing" master class, Oakland, California
2001 Lecture/discussion on "The Point Where the Luthier And Musician Meet", Great Midwest Guitar Show; St. Louis, Missouri
2001 "Ornamental Carving Techniques" workshop, Guild of American Luthiers, Tacoma, Washington
2001 "Uses and Treatment of Tonewoods" panel discussion, Guild of American Luthiers, Tacoma, Washington
2001 "Flamenco Guitar Listening Tests", Guild of American Luthiers, Tacoma, Washington
2000 Lecture presentation: "Why Different Guitars Work Well For Different Kinds Of Music"; The Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, Missouri
2000 Apprenticeship program with Luis Fernandez de Cordoba, from Panama City, Panama
2000 Tonewood Selection, Marketing, and Classical Guitar making workshops; A.S.I.A. Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee
2000 Class in ornamental woodcarving, American School of Lutherie, Healdsburg, California
1999 Apprenticeship of Michihiro Matsuda, Tokyo, Japan
1999 Guitarmaking master class, American School of Lutherie, Healdsburg, California
1998-99 Apprenticeship training program with Ken Oya, Saitama, Japan 1999 Ornamental woodcarving and decoration class, American School of Lutherie, Healdsburg, California
1998 "The Traditional Method of Binding", Northern California Association of Luthiers, Berkeley, California
1998 Canadian government grant funded half-year apprenticeship with Mario Beauregard, Quebec, Canada
1997 Tonewood selection intensive, Roberto-Venn School of Lutherie, Phoenix, Arizona
1997 "Basic Guitar Design", lectures at Fernandes School of Guitar Engineering, Tokyo, Japan
1996 Lecture presentation on guitar history, acoustics and dynamics, and slide presentation on ornamentation in lutherie, Roberto-Venn School of Lutherie, Phoenix, Arizona
1996 Panel discussion, "Lutherie and Marketing", Northern California Association of Luthiers, Berkeley, California
1996 Lecture: "Marketing for the Independent Luthier", Healdsburg Guitar Festival, Healdsburg, California
1995 Lecture on "Physics and Design of the Guitar Neck", Guild of American Luthiers convention, Tacoma, Washington
1995 Lecture-demonstration, "The flamenco guitar -- its origins and playing technique", Strawberry Music Festival, Camp Mather, California
1995 Lecture on "The Guitar: Its History, Design, and Function", Pacific Guitar Works, Walnut Creek, California
1994 Organizing Committee, Northern California Association of Luthiers, second annual exhibit
1994 President, Northern California Association of Luthiers
1994 Panel discussion: "The specific lutherie challenges to building classic, steel string, and archtop guitars", Northern California Association of Luthiers
1994 Class on tonewood selection and vibrating plate dynamics, California State University at Long Beach
1994 Lecture presentation on "The Guitar: Design, Sound, and Value", Builder's Booksource, San Francisco, California
1993 Founding member, Bay Area Society of Stringed Instrument Craftsmen, Berkeley, California
1993 Hosted Richard Schneider master presentation on "Kasha Guitar Design", Berkeley, Calif.
1992 Lecture on "Steel String Guitars: Their History and Design", University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota. Also, workshop on "Instrument Tonewood Evaluation and Selection"
1990 Panel discussion and slide presentation on "Small Workshop Design and Organization", Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington
1990 Hosted workshop field trip, Hillcrest School, Oakland, California
1986 Panel discussion on Lutherie, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington
1984 Guitarbuilding class, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California
1983 Lutherie panel discussion, Winfield, Kansas
1982 Lecture on Guitar Design, Western Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon
1981 Historical lutemaking master class with Nico Van Der Waals, Dominican College, San Rafael, California 1980-95 Annual lutherie and repair workshops, Strawberry Music Festival, Camp Mather, Calif
1980-81 Apprenticeship program in lutherie, with John Jordan
1980 Special program on lutherie, cable channel 20, Pacifica, California
1980 One year apprenticeship program in lutherie with John Jordan, Walnut Creek, California
1978 Lecture, "Classic and Flamenco Guitar Playing and Construction Technique", Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington
1978 Taught wood carving, La Cheim School, Berkeley, California
1972-90 Taught guitarmaking privately, Berkeley and Oakland, California
1972-76 Numerous presentation on guitarmaking and repair, East Bay Classic Guitar Society and San Francisco Classic Guitar Society, Bay Area, California
1970 Taught wood carving at Prada Continuation School, Benicia, California
1967-68 Handcrafted Art Project, Peace Corps Service, Iquitos, Peru
1965 Taught art, San Diego Urban League, San Diego, California

Honors & Awards

HONORS & AWARDS

2018 Artwork included into the collection of Lauren Blanchard, Oakland, California.
2017 To be asked to be a contributing author for, and to be included in, Larry Robinson’s book (see Bibliography section)
2016 Artwork included into the collection of Kepma Guitars, Guangdong, China
2015 Honored at the Woodstock Guitar Invitational for Lifetime Achievement, and for having trained a cadre of talented young luthiers who are making a mark for themselves in this field of work.
2014 Artwork included into the collection of Julie Hawks, Oakland, California
2013 Artwork included into the collection of Charles Dahlman, Santa Rosa, California
2012 "Best of Oakland" Award, U.S.Commerce Association, 5042 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, Californi
2011 Artwork included into the collections of Michael and Melissa Sternhell, New York, New York; artwork included into the collection of Michihiro Matsuda and Marjorie Learned, Alameda, California.
2010 Artwork included into the collections of Michael and Melissa Sternhell, New York, New York; artwork included into the collection of Michihiro Matsuda and Marjorie Learned, Alameda, California.
2010 Advisory Committee, Montreal Guitar Show
2010 Honoring Taku Sakashta, Taku Sakashta Memorial Service, Santa Rosa, California
2009 Artwork included into the collection of Pamela Bendich, Bekeley, California
2009 Somogyi Books Launch Ceremony, Montreal Guitar Festival, Montreal
2009 Donation of Hecht guitar to the Musical Instrument Museum at the University of South Dakota.
2008 Artwork included into the collection of Yolaida Duran and Magie Crystal, San Francisco, California; and Pamela Bendich, Bekeley, California
2007 Member of Advisory Board, Montreal Salon de Guitare
2007 Artwork included into the collection of Manuel Velazquez, Winter Springs, Florida
2007 Member of Advisory Board, Miami Guitar Show
2006 Curatorship of (City of Berkeley Arts Commission) Guitar Making Exhibition
2006 Artwork included into the collection of Susan Moffett, Nelson, B.C., Canada; and William Fitzgerald, Washington, D.C.
2004 Artwork included into the collection of Lewis Santer, Berkeley, California; Matthew Tremaglio, San Francisco, California
2003 Artwork included into the collections of Joan Alexander, Berkeley, California; Michael Sommer, Las Vegas, Nevada; Hiro Corporation, Kobe, Japan
2002 Artwork included in the collections of Joan Alexander, Berkeley, California; Michael Sommers, Las Vegas, Nevada
2001 Artwork included in the collections of JoAnne Zupan, Los Angeles, California; Muriel Anderson, Nashville, Tennessee
2001 Artwork included into the collections of Arthur and Barbara Bloch, Berkeley, California; Michael and Laura Yard, Tucson, Arizona
2000 Artwork included into the collections of Nancy Fuller, Los Angeles, California; Janet Yang, Seattle, Washington; Barbara Willenborg, San Francisco, California; Al Williams, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Christopher Jenkins, Arlington, Texas; David Serva, Madrid, Spain; Jess Wilson, San Carlos, California; David Smith, Berkeley, California; Kathy Foster, Oakland, California; Rosalind Kim, Moraga, California; Gerald Alexanderson, Santa Clara, California; Thomas A. Tyler, St. Louis, Missouri; Arlene Baxter, Berkeley, California; Mr. & Mrs. Sung-Hou Kim, Berkeley, California
1999 Artwork included into the collection of Ittsei Nakagawa, El Cerrito, California; Sophia Nardin and Luke Wood, Los Angeles, California; Karen Rosenberg, Berkeley, California; E. Kim Barnes, Oakland, California; George Casey, Richmond, California; Ken and Mina Oya, Saitama, Japan; Josh Wolf and Laura Powers, New York, New York; Robert and Marianna Hoolhorst, Berkeley, California, Mr. & Mrs. Isato Matsuda, Tokyo, Japan; Miriam Green and Andrew Rose, Berkeley, California; S.W. and D.S. Jordan, Walnut Creek, California; Brigid O'Brien, Richmond, California; Gerald Alexanderson, Santa Clara, California; Ann Marie Peters, Hayward, California; Joan Gale, Oakland, California; Jonathan and Abby Alkon Leonard, Berkeley, California; Sherilyn Tharp, Berkeley, California; Matthew & Julie Wong, Berkeley, California; Rebecca Pushkin, Morgantown, West Virginia; Marsha and Paul Dalmas, Berkeley, California; Daniel Somogyi, Northampton, England
1999 Tokyu Hands Grand Prix Mind Prize; Tokyo, Japan
1998 Commission by Jewish Federation of San Francisco
1998 Artwork included into the collections of Mitsuhiro Uchida, Nagano, Japan; Martin Wood and Jennifer Matthews, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Mildred Sternhell, New York, N. Y; Ryosuke Iizuka, Tokyo, Japan; Kirsten Williams, Oakland, Calif.; Jason Grant, Berkeley, Calif.; Peppino D'Agostino, San Francisco, Calif.; Joseph Goldyne, San Francisco, California; Andrew Rose, Berkeley, California; P. Elise Morgan, El Cerrito, California; Vatcharee Aiem-Sa-Ard, Berkeley, California; Trician Comings, Santa Cruz, California
1998 Jury Award, Northwest Fine Woodworking, Seattle, Washington
1997 Artwork included into the collections of Valory Mitchell, Oakland, Calif.; Mark Cloutier, Berkeley, Calif.; Avi Goldyne, Tel Aviv, Israel; Timothy White, New Boston, N.H.; Vivian Wohlwend, San Diego, Calif.; Mihail Chemiakin, New York, N.Y.; John Wooster, Ross, Calif.; Laura Nicodemus, Berkeley, California
1996 Artwork included into the collections of Jose Romanillos, Guijosa, Spain; Ernest Lowinger, London, England; Shun Komatsubara, Kobe, Japan; Alice Horne, St. Julians, Malta; John Fogelin, San Francisco, Calif.; Vivian Wohlwend, San Diego, Calif.;Yoshiaki Kakuta, Kanagawa, Japan; Isato Nakagawa, Tokyo, Japan; Patrick Cho, Hayward, California
1995 Appreciation award, Northern California Association of Luthiers
1995 Artwork included into the collections of Hideo Kamimoto, San Jose, Calif.; Lewis Santer, Davis, Calif.; Selma Brenner, Stamford, Ct.; Diane Michalowski, Boston, Mass.; Jay Hostetler, Athens, Ohio; Guild of American Luthiers, Tacoma, Wash.; Mr. & Mrs. T. Mellon, Washington, D.C.; and The Arizona Center for Health and Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona
1995 Letter of Commendation from Ed Gerhard, Virtue Records, New Hampshire
1994 Artwork included into the collections of Barbara Klein, Berkeley, Calif.; Ann Lumsdaine & James Ross, Oakland, Calif.; Terry & Jane Nardin, Minneapolis, Minn.; Donald and Joan Gale, Oakland, Calif.
1993 Letter of Commendation, Different Fur Recording Studios, San Francisco, Calif.
1993 Second Place Best of Show, l078 Gallery, Chico, California
1993 Honorable Mention, Dishman Gallery, Beaumont, Texas
1993 Artwork included into the collections of Asta Engineering Co., Inc., Malvern, Pa.; Mr. & Mrs. David Zumsteg, San Francisco, Calif.; Ann Lumsdaine & James Ross, Oakland, Calif.
1992 Artwork included into the collection of Daniel H. Eakins, Palo Alto, California; Mr. & Mrs. Philip Gardner, San Ramon, California; Naomi Nakashima, San Francisco, California; Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Jones, Berkeley, California; Ronald Skarbos, Seattle, Washington
1991 Artwork included into the collection of Christine Steensma, Berkeley, California
1991 Retirement presentation woodcarving commissioned by New Life College of Chiropractic, Hayward, California
1991 Business logo carving commissioned by Luthier's Mercantile, Healdsburg, California
1990-1 Artwork included into the collection of Don Kessler D.C., Hayward, California; Robert Sternhell, Malvern, Pennsylvania; June Zalatoris, San Ramon, California; Nancy Baer and Leon Cho, Richmond, California; David and Sara Andrew, Miami, Florida; Anthony and Johanna Hunt, San Francisco, California; Diane Wilson, El Cerrito, California
1990 When John Denver was asked to play at the White House he played on a Somogyi guitar
1985 Awards of repair warrantee certification by Ovation, Alvarez-Yairi, Dobro, Orozco and Gibson guitar companies
1985 - 05 Pat Donohue, national fingerpicking champion, plays a Somogyi guitar on Prairie Home Companion
1985 Third place, "Best Luthier" category, Frets magazine
1985 Letter of recognition by Music Annex Recording Studio, Menlo Park, California
1983 Somogyi guitar selected and given as first prize for the National Fingerpicking Championships, Winfield, Kansas
1982 Winner, "Best Luthier" category, Frets Magazine
1981 Windham Hill artists Alex de Grassi and Daniel Hecht play solo performances at Carnegie Hall, playing Somogyi guitars
1980-85 Windham Hill recording artists using Somogyi Guitars selected as music of choice for intermissions, National Public Radio programming
1980 KTVU Channel 2, Oakland, California, makes award-winning short film for Segment 2, about Ervin Somogyi's work

Commissioned Work

COMMISSIONED LUTHERIE WORK

Many of my instruments have been commissioned directly by individuals. Since 1975 I've made instruments for Will Ackerman, Maurizio Angeletti, Steven Arena, Henry Austin, George Austin, Keola Beamer, Christopher Blake, Blue G (Osaka), Daniel Boggan, James Boraas, Paul Bowman, Tom Bowman, Daniel Bresnan, Lawrence Brooke, the California Guitar Trio, George Casey, Tom Childers, Ralph Compton, George Connor, Gregory Coon, Al Copping, Nick Copping, Thomas Costigan, John Creger, James Edward Criss, Dolphin Guitars (Tokyo), Donna Bediah Dawn, Natividad de Anda, Toby de Ganahl, Alex de Grassi, Robert de Witt, John Denver, Pat Donohue, Jonathan Dudey, Kenton Drake, Jeffrey Edmunds, A. E. Ehrenworth, Jonathan Elion, Steve Erquiaga, Norman Eshoo, Richard Faltynski, George Famiglio, Dennis Galloway, John Gates, Ed Gerhard, Richard Glick, Robert Gore, Greg Gumbel, Kristin Hackler, Steve Hancoff, John Hansen, James Hare, Howard Harrelson, Gerald Hauptman, Gary Hayes, Daniel Hecht, Michael Hedges, George Hegwood, Paul Heumiller, Clyde Hill, Ronald Horvitz, Robb Hough, F. Scott Houston, George Issaris, Victoria Jacobson, Frank Jakubowski, Murray James, Leon Jones, Michael Joyce, Tama Judd, Howard Kadis, David Kang, Myra Kelly, Joseph Kiefer, Sung-Mo Kim, Masaaki Kishibe, Josie Klapper, Shun Komatsubara, Masaru Kudo, Richard Layton, W.S. Tai, James Le Tellier, Ellie Lewis, Richard Lewis, Tracy Love, Ralph MacMichael, Martin Mak, Ken Malecki, Mike Marshall, Michael Masterson, Michael Matich, James Matthews, Miki Gakki Guitars (Tokyo), Isato Nakagawa, Mark Nomura, Glen Oberhansli, Mark O'Connor, Larry Pattis, Lawrence Pederson, Teresa Piccolo, Richard Poole, Paul Prince, Massimo Raccosta, Willis Alan Ramsey, Polly Roberts, Anthony Russo, Maggie Sansome, Carl Schwindeman, Richard Seifert, Bola Sete, George Sheldon, Michael Simon, Martin Simpson, Rodney Stone, Walter Taylor, Mark Tomacci, Dwayne Tunnell, David Vanecek, David Verdier, Don Willis, George Winston, Justin Whitesides, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Michael Yard and Marc Zenglein.

Bibliography

BIBLIOGRAPHY

(For full length essays and feature highlights, see ARTICLES.)

Glenn Adamson, “Making the Nation”, Smithsonian Magazine, Feb. 2021
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Ervin Somogyi, “The Guitar Bridge and Guitar Sound”, Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 75, Winter 2018
“Life of Lutherie”, The Alpha Zetan newsletter, Spring 2018
Ervin Somogyi, “The First Principle of Guitar Bracing”, Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 76, Spring 2018
Japanese Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Summer 2018 Issue, No. 77; “100 Great Guitar Builders”
Larry Robinson, Editor; The Invisible Line: when Craft becomes Art, Hal Leonard Books, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2017
Adam Perlmutter, “Made to Order”, Acoustic Guitar magazine, Jan. 2016
Michael John Simmons, Boutique Acoustics, Backbeat Books, Outline Press Inc., London, England
Stephen Bennet, "Kraut Modified Dreadnought", [British] Acoustic Magazine, January 2016
Ervin Somogyi "The Day of the Dead Guitar", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine Vol. 67, Winter 2016
"Ervin Somogyi Guitars", [German] Akustik Gitarre magazine 3/16, April-May 2016
Ervin Somogyi, "New Ideas in Rosette Work", Japanese Acoustic Guitar Magazine No. 68, Spring 2016
Barbara Pash, "Guitar Solo", The Baltimore Sun, April 6, 2015
“Interview with Ervin Somogyi”, Guitar Connoisseur Magazine, Fall/Winter 2014
Ervin Somogyi, "In Memoriam, Steve Newberry", American Lutherie quarterly, No. 119, Fall 2014
Ervin Somogyi, "A Principle of Guitar Bracing", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 62, Autumn 2014
Kathryn Marie Dudley, Guitar Makers: the Endurance of Artisanal Values in North America, University of Chicago Press, 2014
Ervin Somogyi, "Guitars as 'Emergent Systems' ", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine, Volume 60, Spring 2014
Doug Young, "Practical Matters", Acoustic Guitar Magazine, April 2014
Takeshi Hayakawa, "The Sakashta-Somogyi Project", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 60, Spring 2014
Ervin Somogyi, "The Guitar as an Emergent System", (Japanese) Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 59, Winter 2014
Alex De Grassi, "Flying with a Guitar", Acoustic Guitar Magazine, January 2014
Mark Segal Kemp, "What's Your Acoustic Guitar Dream?", Acoustic Guitar magazine, August 2014
Bob Frost, "Somogyi's Legacy", East Bay Express, August 7, 2013
Jack C. Clark, "Fledgling Luthier Meets Marquetry", Guitarmaker magazine issue No. 84, Summer 2013
Ervin Somogyi, "Re-cycled Brazilian rosewood", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 56, Spring 2013
Ervin Somogyi, "Wenge, the New Brazilian?", PremierGuitar magazine, February 2013
Ervin Somogyi, "Full Moon Wood", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 55, Winter 2013
Ervin Somogyi, "Stiffness and Differential Footprints of Vibrating Modes", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 53, Summer 2012
Teja Gerken, "The 2011 Woodstock Invitational", Acoustic Guitar magazine, Feb. 2012
Ervin Somogyi, "Guitar Bracing and Stiffness", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 51, Winter 2012
Ervin Somogyi, "On the Matter of Advertising Slogans", Guitarmaker magazine No. 80, Summer 2012
Teja Gerken, "Goin' to Woodstock", Acoustic Guitar magazine, February 2012
Teja Gerken, "Custom Guitar Gallery", Acoustic Guitar magazine, Aug. 2012
Ervin Somogyi, "Voicing and Top Flexibility", Japanese Acoustic guitar magazine Nol. 52, Spring 2012
Ervin Somogyi, "Tonal Frequency Analysis", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 53, Summer 2012
Ervin Somogyi, "The Dynamic Importance of the Guitar Soundhole", Japanese Acoustic Guitar Magazine No. 54, Autumn 2012
Takeshi Hayakawa, "The Healdsburg Guitar Festival 2011", Acoustic Guitar Book No. 34, Winter 2011
Guitarmaker magazine No. 77, Fall 2011, various photo citations.
Ervin Somogyi, "The Guitar Bridge in Relation to Internal Structure", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 48, Spring 2011
Ervin Somogyi, "Principles of Design in the Guitar", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 49, Summer 2011
Ervin Somogyi, "The Andamento Guitar", Guitarmaker magazine No. 76, Summer 2011
Adam Perlmutter, "Eye Candy: How Master Craftsmen Turn Guitars Into Visual Art", Acoustic Guitar Magazine, August 2011
The Washington Post, “Rounds with Russo: Par for the pols”, June 16, 2011, p. C9
Ervin Somogyi, "Maturation and Playing-in of Guitar Tonewoods", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 47, Winter 2011
Manuel Roig-Franzia, "Tony Russo . . . ", Washington Post (Style Section) June 15, 2011
Ervin Somogyi, "Michail Chemiakin", Mimi Ferzt Gallery (New York, New York) website
Ervin Somogyi, "Principles of Design in the Guitar", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 49, Summer 2011
Ervin Somogyi, "The Andamento Guitar", Guitarmaker magazine No. 76, Summer 2011
Ervin Somogyi, "Maturation and Playing-in of Guitar Tonewoods", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 47, Winter 2011
Ervin Somogyi, "Michail Chemiakin", Mimi Ferzt Gallery website
Teja Gerken, “Matthew Montfort’s 1974 Gibson SJ Deluxe”, Acoustic Guitar magazine, issue #212, August 2010
Ervin Somogyi, "The Maturation and Settling-in of Tonewoods", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine, Issue 40, Autumn 2010
Brian Hollander, "Wires and Wood; Woodstock Luthier's Showcase Returns For A Third Go Around", Woodstock Times, Vol. 37, No. 42, October 21, 2010
Ervin Somogyi, "On Quality and Workmanship", Premier Guitar magazine, November 2010
Ervin Somogyi, "What Makes An Acoustic Tick?", Premier Guitar magazine, August 2010
Ervin Somogyi, "Apprentices and Apprenticeships", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine, No. 45, Summer 2010
Roger Alan Skipper, "Somogyi's Books Reviewed", American Lutherie No. 102, Summer 2010
Michael Sanden, "More on Somogyi's Responsive Guitar", American Lutherie No, 102, Summer 2010
"Michael Watts at Montreal Guitar Show", (British) Acoustic Magazine, July 2010
Ervin Somogyi, "Apprenticeships", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 44, Summer 2010
Ervin Somogyi, "Taku Sakashta Memorial", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 44, Summer 2010
Ervin Somogyi, "On the Qualities of Guitar Tone", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 43, Winter 2010
Miyoshi Hideaki, "M-Factory" (Shun Komatsubara's guitars), Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 43, Winter 2010
Ervin Somogyi, "Vibrational modes and String Behaviors", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 42, Autumn 2009
Chris Burgess and Joe Coffey; 'The Montreal Guitar Show', Premier Guitar Magazine, September 2009
Barry Cleveland, 'The 2009 Montreal Guitar Show', Guitar Player Magazine, November 2009
Jack C. Clark, "The Fledgling Luthier Showcase", Guitarmaker Magazine No. 69, Fall 2009
Brian Burns, Book Review: "The Somogyi Books", Guitarmaker Magazine No. 69, Fall 2009
Ervin Somogyi, "About Tonal Projection in the Guitar, Part III", Japanese Acoustic Guitar Magazine No. 41, Summer 2009
Heritage Auction Galleries Music & Entertainment Catalogue, John Denver section, June 2009
Galli Films, "The Responsive Guitar", DVD
Ervin Somogyi, The Responsive Guitar, Luthiers Press, Oakland, Calif.
Ervin Somogyi, Making the Responsive Guitar, Luthiers Press, Oakland, Calif.
Ian Noyce, "Testing Musical Acoustics of Guitars", Guitarmaker magazine No. 67, Spring 2009
Ervin Somogyi, "About Tonal Projection in the Guitar, Part II", Japanese Acoustic Guitar Magazine No. 40, Spring 2009
Takeshi Hayakawa, "Ervin Somogyi Career Retrospective", (Japanese) Guitar Book Magazine, Fall 2009
Ervin Somogyi, "About Tonal Projection in the Guitar, Part I", Japanese Acoustic Guitar Magazine No. 39, Winter 2009
Ervin Somogyi, The Responsive Guitar, 2009
Ervin Somogyi, "Weight-Stiffness Data Gathering, Part 3", Guitarmaker magazine No. 66, Winter 2008
Ervin Somogyi, "On Sustain in the Acoustic Guitar", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 38, Autumn issue
Gary Lee Joyner, "Great Guitar Towns", Acoustic Guitar Magazine, December 2008
Joe Herrick, "Guitar Voicing Class With Ervin Somogyi", American Lutherie No. 95, Fall 2008
Ervin Somogyi, "Weight-Stiffness Data Gathering in Lutherie, Part 2", Guitarmaker magazine No. 65, Fall 2008
Robert Shaw, Hand Made, Hand Played; the art & craft of contemporary guitars, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing Co., ISBN #978-1-57990-787-7
Bill Milkowski, "The Montreal Guitar Show", Jazz Times, September 2008
Tanya Rose, "Man, You Can Really Shred On That . . .Violin?, West County Times, August 2, 2008
Ervin Somogyi, "Weight/Stiffness Data Gathering in Lutherie", Guitarmaker Magazine No. 64, Summer 2008
Ervin Somogyi, "The Montreal Guitar Show", American Lutherie No. 94, Summer 2008
Ervin Somogyi, "One American Guitar Maker's Story", The San Diego Troubadour, June 2008, Vol. 7 No. 9
Ervin Somogyi; "The Flamenco Guitar", Japanese Acoustic Guitar Magazine No. 36, Spring 2008 Issue
Ervin Somogyi, "Great Mistakes I've Made", Japanese Acoustic Guitar Magazine No, 35, 2008 Winter Issue
Nancy Davis Kho, "Making Music by Hand" and "Voicing Instruments Can Improve Sound", San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 26, 2008
Ervin Somogyi, "Some Thoughts on the Future of Lutherie", Guitarmaker Magazine No. 62, Winter 2007
Judy Threet, "The End of Our Golden Era?", Guitarmaker magazine No. 61, Fall 2007.
Takeshi Hayakawa, "The Luthiers of the Newport Guitar Show", (Japanese) Acoustic Guitar Book No. 25, Fall 2007
Ervin Somogyi, "New Trends in Guitar Making and Design", (Japanese) Acoustic Guitar Magazine No. 33, Summer 2007
Frederique Doyon, "Un Luthier et son Maitre", Le Devoir, July 7 & 8, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Ervin Somogyi, "Glues and Adhesives", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No., 32, Spring 2007
Ellen Keohane, "The Craftsman Is In", Oakland Magazine, May 2007
Art Dudley; "Tony Rice and His Holy Grail Martin", Fretboard Journal No. 5, Spring 2007
Ervin Somogyi, "Wood Storage and Treatment", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine issue No. 31, Spring 2007
Takeshi Hayakawa; "The Newport, Rhode Island, Guitar Festival", Acoustic Guitar Book 24, Winter 2006/Spring 2007
Ervin Somogyi; "Lutherie Under Glass", American Lutherie No. 88, Winter 2006
Ervin Somogyi, "The Elegance and Functions of the Peghead", Japanese Acoustic Guitar Magazine issue No. 30, Autumn '06
Simone Solondz, "Golden Age Goodies", Acoustic Guitar magazine, December 2006
Ervin Somogyi, "Book Review", American Lutherie magazine No. 87, Fall 2006
Tim Olsen, "G.A.L. 18th National Convention Exhibition", American Lutherie No. 87, Fall 2006
Marilyn Bellemore, "The Art of the Guitar", Newport This Week, Newport, Rhode Island, Aug 2-9 2006
Ervin Somogyi, "Whence the Steel String Guitar, Part 2", Guitarmaker magazine No. 55, Summer 2006
Robert A. Edelstein, "A Review of Indoor Air Quality Health Issues", American Lutherie quarterly, No. 86, Summer 2006
"Ervin Somogyi Guitars", Acoustic Guitar Book 22, Spring 2006
Rick Davis, "Symposium Report", Guitarmaker magazine No. 52, Summer 2005
George Lauer, "Where Guitars are Stars", Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Aug. 14
Ervin Somogyi, "Whence the Steel String Guitar?, Part 2", Guitarmaker magazine No. 55, Summer 2006
Robert A. Edelstein, "A Review of Indoor Air Quality Health Issues", American Lutherie quarterly, No. 86, Summer 2006
Ervin Somogyi, "The Argument For Domed Faces", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 28, Spring 2006
Ervin Somogyi, "Whence the Steel String Guitar?, Part 1", Guitarmaker magazine No. 54, Spring 2006
Ervin Somogyi, "The Somogyi Voicing Class", Guitarmaker magazine, No. 54, Spring 2006
Michael John Simmons, "Beauregard/Matsuda tribute to Ervin Somogyi", Acoustic Guitar magazine, April 2006
Bearuregard-Matsuda Guitar for Somogyi", Acoustic Guitar Book 22, Spring 2006
Bill Piburn, "Fine Guitar Consultants", Fingerstyle Guitar magazine No. 60, Feb. 2006
Ervin Somogyi, Book Review: Guitar: An American Life; Guitarmaker Magazine No. 54, Winter 2005
Ervin Somogyi, "Domed Soundboards", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 26, Autumn 2005
Ervin Somogyi, "Martin, Gibson, and the Larson Brothers", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine, Issue 25, Summer 2005
"Axis Building Event Report: Somogyi Art Works", Axis magazine (Japan), August 2005
Mac Yasuda, "Ervin Somogyi: New Shop", Japanese Acoustic Guitar Book No. 21, Summer 2005
Ervin Somogyi, "The Dynamic Importance of the Soundhole", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine, Issue 24, Spring 2005
"Ervin Somogyi's Artistic Guitars", Memo 7 magazine (Japan), July 2005 Ervin Somogyi, "The Famiglio Project Guitars", Guitarmaker magazine, Issue 51, Spring 2005
Ervin Somogyi, "It Worked For Me", American Lutherie magazine No. 81, Spring 2005
Tim Brookes, Guitar, An American Life, Grove Press, New York, 2005
Ervin Somogyi, "The Function of the Truss Rod in the Guitar", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 23, Winter 2005
Brian Burns, "The Northern California Association of Luthiers", Guitarmaker magazine No. 50, Winter 2005
Ervin Somogyi, "Carving The Lute Rose", American Lutherie No. 80, Winter 2004
Ervin Somogyi, "Guitar Bracing and Top Stiffness", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine, No. 20, Spring 2004
400 Wood Boxes; The Fine Art Of Containment & Concealment; edited by Tony Lydgate, Lark Books; New York, 2004
Ervin Somogyi, "The Functions of the Guitar Back", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 19, Winter 2004
Ervin Somogyi, "Apprenticeships, Part 3", Guitarmaker Magazine No. 47, Winter 2003
Hunter, Dave, Acoustic Guitars: the Illustrated Encyclopedia; Thunder Bay Press, San Diego, California; 2003
Ervin Somogyi, "Bases of Guitar Design", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine Vol. 18, Autumn 2003 issue.
Jane McCarthy, "Peter Dragge", The Thatcher News, The Thatcher School, Ojai, California, Fall 2002/Winter 2003
Michael Bashkin, "Prepare to Meet the Maker: Michihiro Matsuda", American Lutherie No. 72, Winter 2002
Ken Oya, "Somogyi Guitar Making Master Class", Japanese Acoustic Guitar Magazine No. 15, Winter 2003 Issue; also various photo citations
Acoustic Guitar magazine, Q & A, "Nylon Guitar Strings", October 2001
John Calkin, "Prepare To Meet The Maker: Ralph Novak", American Lutherie No. 70, Summer 2002
Ervin Somogyi, "Lutherie Trivia", American Lutherie No. 68, Winter 2001
Isato Nakagawa, "The Somogyi Guitar", Japanese Acoustic Guitar Magazine No. 12, Spring 2002
Ervin Somogyi, "French Polishing", Japanese Acoustic Guitar Magazine No. 12, Spring 2002
Larry Mills, "Controlling Soundboard Development", American Lutherie No. 69, Spring 2002
Ervin Somogyi, "Cutaways", Japanese Acoustic Guitar Magazine No. 11, Winter Issue, 2002
Michael Simmons,"Michihiro Matsuda", Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 111, March 2002
Teja Gerken, "Museum Pieces", Acoustic Guitar No. 111; March 2002
Cyndy Burton; "Questions", American Lutherie No. 68; Winter 2001
Ervin Somogyi, "the Physics of the Guitar Neck", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 10, Autumn 2001
Takeshi Hayakawa, "Healdsburg Guitar Festival 2001", Acoustic Guitar Book 14, Spring 2002
Shun Komatsubara, "Somogyi Modified Dreadnought", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 10, Autumn 2001
Glenn Fuentes, "Keeping the Music Going", Oakland Tribune, Dec. 30, 2001
Steve Hancoff, Duke Ellington for Fingerstyle Guitar, Warner Bros. Publications, 2001
Guitarmaker magazine, Summer 2001, No. 43, "Response to Ervin Somogyi"
American Lutherie No. 67, Fall 2001; various photo citations
Guitarmaker magazine, Summer 2001, No. 43, "Ask Dr. Dovetail"
Shun Komatsubara, "Interview", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine, Vol. 9, Summer 2001
Ervin Somogyi, "Guitar Quality and Tone in Handmade Guitars", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine, Vol. 9, Summer 2001
Jonathon Peterson, "Interview with Taku Sakashta', American Lutherie magazine, Vol. 66, Summer 2001
Interview with Shun Komatsubara, Acoustic Guitar Book 13 (Japan), Summer 2001
Ervin Somogyi, "The State Of The Guitar, Part 4", Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine, August 2001
Ervin Somogyi, "The State of the Contemporary Guitar, Part 3", Fingerstyle Guitar No. 42, April- May 2001
Jon Peterson, "Taku Sakashta", American Lutherie, No. 66, Summer 2001
Ervin Somogyi, "Handmade Vs. Factory Made", Acoustic Guitar Magazine (Japan) No. 8, Spring 2001
Shun Komatsubara, Dear + 2, Clip Records Publications, Tokyo, Japan, 2001
Ervin Somogyi, "The State of the Contemporary Guitar, Part 2", Fingerstyle Guitar No.41, March 2001
Ervin Somogyi, "On The Problem of Intonations", Acoustic Guitar Magazine (Japan) No. 7, Winter 2001
Norman Beberman, "The Art Of The Rosette", Guitar Digest, October-November 2000
Ervin Somogyi, "Hanging Out Your Shingle", Guitarmaker No. 42, Fall 2000
Ervin Somogyi, "Apprenticeships, Part II", Guitarmaker No. 42, Fall 2000
Ervin Somogyi, "The State of the Contemporary Guitar", Fingerstyle Guitar No. 40, December 2000
Ervin Somogyi, "12-fret vs. 14-fret guitar design", Acoustic Guitar Magazine (Japan), Issue 6, Atumn 2000
Ervin Somogyi, "Functions of the 'X' Brace", Acoustic Guitar Magazine (Japan) , Vol. 3, Winter 2000
Taku Sakashta, "Interview With Ervin Somogyi", Acoustic Guitar Magazine, (Japan) Vol. 3, Winter 2000
Ervin Somogyi, "Acoustics and Dynamics of the Guitar"; and: Staff, "Pat Donohue", Acoustic Guitar Magazine (Japan), Autumn 1999, vol. 2
Staff, "The California Guitar Trio", Guitar Player magazine, January 2000
Ervin Somogyi, "On the Selection and Treatment of Brace Woods", American Lutherie No. 60, Winter, l999
Ervin Somogyi, "Basic Guitar Design", Japanese Acoustic Guitar magazine, August, l999
Ervin Somogyi, "Some Thoughts on Apprenticeships", Guitarmaker No. 38, Summer l999
Hands Grand Prix Book, Vol. l6, Tokyo, Japan.
Acoustic Guitar Book 8, "Mitsuhiro Uchida", Tokyo, Japan, l999
Ervin Somogyi, "Why Lutherie?", American Lutherie No. 58, Summer l999
Playback Magazine, "Musical Entertainers Set to Bring on the Night", Dec. 1998, p. 11
John Collinge, "The Zen of Acoustic Guitar", Progression, No. 28, Summer/Fall l998
Guild of American Luthiers, Lutherie Woods, l998
Ervin Somogyi, "Response to Michael Dresdner", Guitarmaker, Summer l998
Stringletter Press, San Rafael Music Festival Exhibitor Catalogue, August, l998
Minoru Tanaka, "Ervin Somogyi", Player Magazine, Tokyo, February l998
East Bay Monthly, "Shop Talk", Dec. l997
Stringletter Press, Healdsburg Guitar Makers' Catalogue, August, l997
Ervin Somogyi, "A Creative Repair", Guitarmaker, No. 33, Fall l996
James Jensen, "The New Oracle", Acoustic Guitar, March l997
Ervin Somogyi, "The Guitar Neck: Its Design and Physics", American Lutherie #48, Winter l996
Bronwen Morgan, "A Gathering of Guitar Makers", Acoustic Guitar, Dec. l996
Ed Gerhard, "Acoustic Guitar Miking Techniques", EQ magazine, February, l996
Acoustic Guitar, Healdsburg Guitar Festival Pictorial, April l996
Jonathon Peterson, "California Meetin'", American Lutherie, Fall l996, Vol. 47
Stringletter Press, Healdsburg Guitar Makers' Festival Catalogue, Aug. l996
The Economist, "Holistic Music", October l9, l996
Tony Lydgate, The Art of Making Elegant Jewelry Boxes, Sterling Publishing Co., N.Y., l996
Nicholas Von Robison, "Romanillos Workshop", Woodworker West, Sept.-Oct. l995
Ervin Somogyi, "N.C.A.L. Awards", and misc. citations, American Lutherie, Fall l995, Vol. 43
Acoustic Guitar, "What They Play", October l995
Acoustic Guitar, "Somogyi Seven String", May-June l995
Ervin Somogyi, "Ethics in Lutherie", American Lutherie, Spring l995, Vol. 41
William Sampson, "Talking Shop", Woodshop Business, Oct. Nov. l995
Tony Lydgate, Award Winning Wood Boxes, Sterling Publishing Co., N.Y., l995
"Boxes You'd Like to Strum," Fine Woodworking, back cover, Vol. lll, April l995
Ervin Somogyi, "Book Review", Guitarmaker, Spring l995
Terry Novak D.C., "Health and Body Care for Woodworkers", American Lutherie #44, Winter l995
Acoustic Guitar, "Endorsements", December l994
Woodworker's Network, listings, December l994
Fine Woodworking, review: "Making Master Guitars", Dec. l994, Vol. l09
Woodwork, "Gallery of Woodwork", December l994
Woodworker's Network, Nov. l994, Vol. l5, citations
David L. Miller, "Sound for Art's Sake", Nikon World, Spring l994, Vol. 5, Issue 2
Woodworker's Network, October l994, Issue l4, citations
The Wenatchee World, "Gallery '76 Shows Woodworker's Art", Sept. l5, l994
Kraus-Sikes, The Guild l994
l994 East Bay Open Studios map, June l994
John Jordan, citation in Guitarmaker, Vol. 24, May l994
San Francisco Chronicle, Entertainment Section, Mar. 6, l994, p. l8
Jolene Thym, "The Guitar Man", The Argus, Mar. 5, l994
Jolene Thym, The Daily Review, "The Guitar Man", Mar. 5, l994
North Valley Art League Program Roster of Artists, "l0th Annual Juried Art Show", Feb. 2-27, l994
Staff, Acoustic Guitar Trade Guide l994, "The Inner Circle", Jan. l994
Jolene Thym, The Oakland Tribune, Mar. 5, l994, "The Guitar Man"
The Music and Sound Retailer, "The Inner Circle", Jan. l5, l994
L.A.Weekly magazine, "Korean Cultural Center", Jan. 28 - Feb. 3, l994
Los Angeles Times Calendar, Jan. 28, l994
Los Angeles Times Calendar, Jan. 23, l994
Los Angeles Times/City Times, "Organized Nature", Jan. 30, l994
Barbara Hass, "Keeping the Arts and Crafts Alive", San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 26, l994
Staff, The Korean Cultural Daily, Jan. 27, l994
Ron Goldman, Woodworker West, March-April l994, "The Crafts Emergency Relief Fund"
"Visions of Light" poster, Richmond Art Center Holiday Arts Festival and Annual Art Auction
Staff, American Craft, Aug./Sept. l993, Gallery Review section
Krauss-Sikes, Inc., The Guild l993
Colin Kaminski,"Prepare To Meet The Maker", American Lutherie, Vol. 36, Winter l993
Ervin Somogyi, "The Crafts Emergency Relief Fund", American Lutherie, Vol. 34, Summer l993
San Francisco Chronicle Entertainment Section, Gallery Shows, Dec. 26, l993, p.ll
San Francisco Chronicle Datebook, museum shows, Sept. 26, l993, p. l0
Strawberry Festival Program, Camp Mather, California, Fall l993
Sean Holstege, East Bay Phoenix Journal, "Fire survivors Fight Public Adjuster Fraud", Dec. 20, l993
Ervin Somogyi, Guitarmaker, No. 21, Winter l993, "C.E.R.F."
Colin Kaminski, "It Worked For Me", American Lutherie, Vol. 34, Summer l993
People magazine, Nov. 29, l993, p. ll8, photo reference
Carolyn Younger, The Montclarion, "The Art and Soul of Wood", Oct. 22, l993
Carolyn Younger, The Montclarion, Oct 22, l993, "Rebuilding Lives"
Bill Schmidt, The Apprentice Owner's Manual, l993
Michele French, "Juried Show Featured at l078 Gallery", Chico Enterprise-Record, Jan. 24, l993
North Valley Art League, Juried Art Show Program, Redding, Calif., Feb. 23-28, l993
Graham Blackburn, "Ervin Somogyi: a Luthier's Rosettes Become Artwork in Their Own Right, Woodwork magazine, July-August l993
Peder Liljequist, "Eclectic Mastery: Countdown 2000", Chico News and Review, Jan. 28, l993
Northern California Jewish Bulletin, "Hebrew Free Loan Association News", Apr. 2, l993
Jon Peterson and staff, American Lutherie, Winter l992, various citations
Jay Hostetler, Stewart Macdonald Catalogue, "G.A.L. Convention l992", Spring l992
Harriet Swift, David Gere and Diana Ketcham, Oakland Tribune Sunday Magazine, "Victims Moving on With Their Art and Lives", April l9, l992
George Winston solo piano concert Summer l992 series program, name citation
Dan Erlewine, Stewart Macdonald Catalogue, "Help Needed", Winter l992
Phil Hood, Guitar Player, "Fire On The Mountain", February l992
Scott Landis, Fine Woodworking, "Luthier Fire Victim Needs Help", February l992
Phil Hood, Acoustic Guitar, Letter to the Editor, Jan.-Feb. l992
The Luthier's Mercantile catalogue l992, photographic citations
David Becker, TriValley Herald, "Starting Over", Jan. l5, l992
Guitarmaker, "Tragic Oakland Fire for Guitarmaker Ervin Somogyi", January l992
Carolyn Younger, The Montclarion, "Guitarmaker Loses Life Work in Fire", Nov. 22, l99l
Dale Miller, Acoustic Guitar, "Equipment Picks", Sept.-Oct. l99l
American Lutherie, "Using Your Work Space" and various citations, Fall, l99l
Fort Mason Center Calendar, l99l, photographic citation
Tim Olsen and Cindy Burton, eds., Lutherie Tools, G.A.L. publishers, l990
American Lutherie, Fall l990, various citations
Ervin Somogyi, The String Instrument Craftsman, "The Toxics in Your Workshop", Mar.-Apr. l989
Journal of Experimental Musical Instruments, "Recent Articles in Other Periodicals", June l989
Ervin Somogyi, American Lutherie, "Flattening Rosewood Potato Chips", Summer l988
Matthew Lee, Oakland Tribune, "Courtship of Strings and Wood", August l7, l988
Dan Forte, New Age Musicians, "Alex de Grassi", March/April l988
Jim Hatlo, The String Instrument Craftsman, "Sales to Stars", Jan.-Feb. l988
Ervin Somogyi and others. American Lutherie, "The Steel String Guitar Today", Fall l987
Ervin Somogyi, Bluegrass Unlimited, "Getting More Sound Out Of Your Guitar", April l987
Sunset magazine, "Western Mountains and Bluegrass Music", photo citation, June l987
Ervin Somogyi, Frets magazine, "Designing an 8-String Guitar", May l987
Ervin Somogyi, Frets, "Cutaway Conversions", May l987
Larry Etscovitz, Arts and Entertainment Weekly, "Inspirational Guitar", April l987
Ervin Somogyi, Frets, "On Ideology in Lutherie", January l987
Scott Landis, The Workbench Book, Taunton Press, Newtown, CT., l987
Ervin Somogyi, American Lutherie, "Two Little Triumphs", Winter l986
The Luthier's Mercantile catalogue, l985, photo citations
Frets, October l986, photo citations
Ervin Somogyi, American Lutherie, "Continental Plank Fest", Spring l986
Ervin Somogyi, American Lutherie, "Two Spruces", Spring l986
Frets, "l985 Reader's Poll Awards", December l985
Ervin Somogyi, Frets, "Teaching Yourself", September l985
Jim D'Andrea, San Francisco Examiner, "Guitar Maker's Slow Ballad", May 22, l985
Ervin Somogyi, American Lutherie, "The Right Stone", March l985
Charles Harris, Popular Woodworker, "Ervin Somogyi, Luthier", Oct.-Nov. l984
Ervin Somogyi, Frets, "Neck Resetting", September l984
Frets magazine, "Frets Fourth Reader's Poll", January l984
Frets, "Frets Looks at . . . Somogyi Dreadnought Guitar", January l984
Steward Brand and Joe Kane, San Francisco Chronicle, "Making Your Own Musical Instruments", July 27, l983
Stewart Brand and Joe Kane; San Francisco Chronicle, "Northern California's Master Instrument Makers", July 20, l983
Frets, August l983, cover photo of guitar
Frets, "Frets Reader's Poll Awards, December l982
Ervin Somogyi, Frets, "Dust Hazards", August l982
Ervin Somogyi, Frets, "Dust Hazards", July l982
Maurizio Angeletti, American Guitar, Gammalibri, Milano, l982
Ervin Somogyi, Frets, "Regluing Guitar Backs", May l982
Ervin Somogyi, Frets, "Removing Guitar Backs, April l982
Frets, "Frets Looks At . . . Somogyi Dreadnought", February l982
Roger Siminoff, Frets, "Five Luthiers on Bridges", June l981
Jon Sievert, Guitar Player, "Mark O'Connor: Young Flatpicking Champion", April l981
Frets, "Frets Reader's Poll Awards", December l980
John Brosh, Frets, "Jazz/Folk Fusion, Fingerstyle: Alex de Grassi", July, l980
Frets, "Frets Looks At . . . The Somogyi Dreadnought Cutaway", February l980
Jim Schwartz, Guitar Player, "The Harmonious Craft: The Smithsonian's Musical Instrument Exhibit", November l979
Paul Hertelendy, Oakland Tribune, "Luthier Makes Strings Sing", Aug. 5, l979
John Eckhouse, The Berkeley Independent and Gazette, "The Luthier's Trade", July 26, l979
Nick Engler, Pickin', "The Harmonious Craft: Pickin' Visits the Renwick", June, l979
"The Harmonious Craft: American Musical Instruments", catalogue from the exhibit at the Smithsonian, Sept. l978 - Aug. l979
Dea Rackley, Louise Carrasco and Phillip Schaeffer, California Contemporary Craftsmen, Vol. 2, pub. by California Contemporary Craftsmen, Carmel, Calif., l979
Ervin Somogyi, Guitar Player, "Lute Construction", March l976
Richard Ramella, Berkeley Daily Gazette, "It's Music To His Ears", March l2, l974
Staff, San Francisco Chronicle Sunday pink section, p. ll, July 4, l972
Humberto Morey Alejo, El Eco de Iquitos, "Apuntes Sobre Una Exposicion de Artesania", April l0, l968
"Laurels", San Diego Evening Tribune, Feb. 13, 1961

Discography

DISCOGRAPHY

From l980 on, my guitars have been played and cited on many records, CDs and tapes. Among these are:

Shun Komatsubara, "Dear", Abend Compact Disc; "Naturally", "Scene", "Crayons", Clip Records
Masaaki Kishibe, "Secret"
Maurizio Angeletti, "Go Fly a Kite", Moondance Records
Pat Donohue, "Manhattan to Memphis", Red House Records; "Life Stories", "Back Roads", BlueSky Records
Steve Erquiaga, "Erkiology", Winham Hill records; "Cafe Paradiso", Imaginary Road Records
Edward Gerhard, "Night Birds", Reckless Records; "Luna" and "Christmas", VirtueRecords
Mark O"Connor, "Live with Stephane Grapelli and David Grisman", "False Dawn" and "Stone From Which the Arch Was Made", Warner Brothers Records
Brother Andrew, "Flying Guitars", AMB productions
Alex de Grassi, "Southern Exposure", "Slow Circle"; Windham Hill Records
Will Ackerman, "Past Light", Windham Hill Records
Greg Gumbel, "California Republic", Meticulous Records, Inc.
Steve Hancoff, "Steel String Guitar", "New Orleans Guitar Solos", "Duke Ellington for Solo Guitar", Out of Time . . . Music Co. Daniel Hecht, "Willow", Windham Hill Records
Maggie Sansone, "Dulcimer and Guitar"
Alan Tower, "The Understory - Messages of Intimacy From the Thinking Earth", Geomantic Music
Michael Hedges, "Breakfast In The Field", Windham Hill Records
8th Avenue String Band, "On Stage", 8th Ave. String Band Music
The Natives, "East of the Equator", Meticulous Records, Inc.
The California Guitar Trio, "Pathways", "Rocks the West", Discipline (GM);
Isato Nakagawa, "Wind From the Sun", Naniwa Records; "It's Time For Tea", CBS/Sony Group
Peta, "Majin No Mizuumi", "Powder Snow", Sailing Ice Music

Ervin Somogyi