Interview with a luthier part 3 hand made guitar building classical nylon string influences tools

Posted on June 27th, 2010 by admin

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In this video we have part 3 of an interview with luthier Thomas Heller and tour his shop where he hand makes classical guitars in Carlsbad California. Check out his process and tools and learn about the fine workmanship of a craftsman.

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http://www.hellerguitars.com

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23 Responses

  1. getchizzled Says:

    i dont think this …
    i dont think this guy is good at speaking on camera haah he seems shy

  2. surlybirch Says:

    Jeezus H. If …
    Jeezus H. If you’re going to do videos like this, put a microphone on the person your’re interviewing. Great topic, but lousy execution.

  3. jefferyakathedude Says:

    About 2 1/2 years …
    About 2 1/2 years ago while living in Bozeman, I tried to get on with Gibson Guitars mostly to learn just how an acoustic guitar is made. Well those dicks DIDN’T hire me leaving lost in the wilderness as to what the processs is about. Thanks Dave for posting this littel series, and as always thank for doing what you guys do.

  4. morroida9966 Says:

    i think its adres …
    i think its adres segovia, this reminds me of my father playing

  5. meaning1 Says:

    Bach’s Prelude.
    Bach’s Prelude.

  6. 216trixie Says:

    The first episode …
    The first episode was definitely a steel string…..I don’t know what they were thinking.

  7. Ryzeke Says:

    I usually can …
    I usually can remember classical song names. BUT I CAN’T REMEMBER THE SONG AT THE BEGINNING!

    Yargh! Could someone share with me the name of the song at the beginning? I’m having a major brain dead moment…

  8. hmmm5000 Says:

    He said Log!
    He said Log!

  9. tuft125 Says:

    finally got a nylon …
    finally got a nylon string on backing music :P

  10. DemonDZ Says:

    congratulations =D
    congratulations =D

  11. wasatchsaskwatch Says:

    My Dad learned …
    My Dad learned guitar building at Roberto Venn back in the 70’s. He has a small shop in his back yard. Each of his guitars are hand made works of art and labors of love. He has built me 3 of them.

  12. iwannacapo Says:

    i just paused this …
    i just paused this at the funniest time and hes got the funniest expression. pause it at 8:32

  13. 500passwords Says:

    very educational :)
    very educational :)

  14. iwannacapo Says:

    i may be getting a …
    i may be getting a job and a carpenters shop sometime soon which i’m looking forward to. my over all goal is to become a luthier/carpenter. *daydreams*

  15. iwannacapo Says:

    you and me both lol.
    you and me both lol.

  16. Tanikaze2 Says:

    I’m going to …
    I’m going to Roberto Venn as soon as possible, so this is VERY interesting to me.

  17. curiousgeorge555 Says:

    Very informative. …
    Very informative. Thank you. ~cg

  18. LordOfThisWorld74 Says:

    I would go that …
    I would go that school….

  19. multaflor Says:

    Could you guys do a …
    Could you guys do a video on types of wood and their advantages/dis??

  20. valvitnir Says:

    I would like to …
    I would like to watch someone play one of these guitars would be cool

  21. DuskY1991 Says:

    Cool video.
    Cool video.

  22. pini16893 Says:

    a friend of mine …
    a friend of mine has a guitar made by this man, and it’s a great instrument. a bit expensive too, but great.

  23. ruben112alejandro Says:

    one day… I want …
    one day… I want to build my own guitar :D

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