KIM WALKER 02 | Vintage Martins, Loars & Archtops – Repair Work
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Loading ...Posted on: September 14, 2009
Posted in: Acoustic Expert, Acoustic Luthier, Custom Acoustic Guitar, Custom Guitar Video, Custom Vintage Guitar
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“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.
The second part of the Kim Walker feature brings us to Staten Island, New York. Kim explains the important rules when he does repair work on vintage guitars and how much it affected the construction and sound of his own Custom Acoustic Guitars and Archtop Guitars. Kim began his luthier career as head of the guitar repair department of one of the most famous vintage guitar stores of the country: Gruhn’s. In this environment it was easy for Walker to gather his impressive knowledge by restoring vintage Lloyd Loars, pre-war Martins and some of the most prized D’Angelicos and D’Aquistos. Today Kim Walker is one of the most sought after guitar makers in the world of high-end Gibson and Martin-style acoustic and archtop guitars. His waiting list is between 8 and 10 years. Wonderful Bluegrass music of the “Walker Brothers”, a group of friends who all play Kim’s instruments.
