Books

The first was Roy Courtnall's Making Master Guitars.

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Roy taught me guitar making at an evening class in the early 90s and, as I was running an architectural business at the time, asked if I could draw some plans of guitars by some of the most renowned classical makers that he had surveyed. I obliged, and out of this came the idea for a book on classical guitar making that was a workshop manual but with the added perspective of these master makers' different approaches. In addition to the plans of eight makers' guitars I produced line drawings explaining many of the building techniques. My involvement in the book subjected me a large number of varied ideas on guitar making very early on in my career. The book became a classic of the genre and still sells well.