i spent two summers doing independent studies focusing on guitar making. i needed a mantor, and it just so happens that chicago is like one of the biggest cen a violin making. michael darton, who i knit up studying with for a long time, he was a couple blocks away. He's sort of legendary, not just repair like luthe repair person, a creator in that space,. And he's, i don't know, of a bigger genius. What he can see and what he can do with his hands, i'm just completely in awe. I want to learn as much as i can from him.
Danny Koentopp wakes up every morning, gets dressed, has a bite to eat, kisses his wife and kids, and heads off to a garage in LA, often not coming out until long after the sun has set. For Danny, this garage is a creative temple. An innovative workshop, where he spends his days handcrafting some of the most breathtakingly-beautiful and sought after archtop acoustic jazz guitars and hollow-body electric guitars on the planet. He literally loses time there. But, his story runs deeper than a devotion to craft and music, family and mastery. When Danny steps into his workshop, he's not alone. He built his first guitar side-by-side with his dad in a home workshop. Danny's father passed-on shortly after, but he inhabits this little oasis, guiding and inspiring Danny along the way. In that magical space, they reconnect and make magic together.
You can find Dan Koentopp at: Website https://koentoppguitars.com/| Instagram https://www.instagram.com/KoentoppGuitars/
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