KIM WALKER | How to BEND WOOD – Part 04
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Loading ...Posted on: September 6, 2009
Posted in: Acoustic Expert, Acoustic Luthier, Custom Acoustic Guitar, Custom Guitar Making, Custom Guitar Video
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See this step-by-step custom guitar video how master luthier Kim Walker bends a piece of mahogany for one of his custom acoustic guitars. Kim Walker is one of the sought after guitar makers in the world of high-end Gibson and Martin-style custom acoustic and custom archtop guitars.
“I see my guitars as evolutionary as opposed to revolutionary.” What sounds like overstated modesty is, in truth, the core of Kim Walker’s guitar building philosophy. Watch Kim’s hands-on demonstration and listen as he generously shares a plethora of knowledge on tonewoods and techniques. Wether archtop or flattop, finger-style or flat-picker, the beauty of tone and the mastery of craft will leave you breathless.
His waiting list is between 8 and 10 years. He gathered his impressive knowledge by restoring numerous vintage Lloyd Loars, pre-war Martins and some of the most prized D’Angelicos and D’Aquistos. Kim Walker was the head of the repair department of Gruhn’s in Nashville before he opened up his custom acoustic guitar shop in Stonington, MA.
