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Turner Guitar Company: Ogden Craftsman Mends Guitars

November 22, 2018 by Tom Bennett Leave a Comment

Jon Turner is a fast man—he talks fast, he walks fast, he thinks fast and he works fast. I know this sounds like a Jimmy John's commercial, but Jonny T, as his friends call him, isn't making sandwiches; he is creating tone. I sat down with Turner in his basement in Ogden. The low ceiling and walls framed his work table and guitars hung from stands all over the room. … [Read more...]

John Young: Luthier

August 8, 2018 by Alyssa Bray Leave a Comment

"A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit, and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy." -Albert Einstein   I spent a recent morning in a violin maker’s shop, being given a tour by its luthier, John Young. John picks up a future violin, a pair of wooden boards, and we look at the flaming of the grain. He shows me a scattering of violin pieces, ribs, … [Read more...]

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