MICHAEL A LEWIS 04 | Superior Custom Archtop Guitars
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Loading ...Posted on: September 10, 2009
Posted in: Archtop Luthier, Custom Archtop Guitar, Custom Guitar Making, Custom Guitar Video
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Michael A. Lewis builds Custom Archtop Guitars and Custom Mandolins under his name “Lewis”. He is also the only authorized Custom Guitar Maker who builds D’Angelico guitar replicas made in USA. Custom Guitar Video wanted to see how the beautifully arched tops of mandolins and Custom Archtop Guitars are being carved.
When I traveled to Grass Valley, CA I had no idea what to expect. My friend Richard Glick of Fine Guitar Consultants in San Diego highly recommended to meet Michael and spend a couple of days with him. I happened to meet one of the nicest and most humble master luthiers I have ever met. Michael builds, besides his own branded “Lewis” stringed instruments, the official D’Angelico replicas “Made in USA”. His “Lewis” Archtop Guitars, Mandolins and Mandocellos are among the finest instruments you can find on the market of hand-made high-end Custom Guitars today.
In the last sequel of the Michael A. Lewis story, Michael is going to show us hands-on how the tops of archtop guitars and mandolins are carved. He demonstrates how he checks on the thickness by tapping the almost finished top. “When you finally pick up one of my instruments it has to disappear, it’s all about the music!”
Enjoy!
