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2013-11-14
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2013-11-14
Learning Ukulele with Curt
William Cumpiano
I’ve been making fretted stringed instruments by hand, of unexcelled quality, for almost three decades. Please select among the links below to find out more about my career, my work, and how to obtain a Wm. R. Cumpiano guitar. After graduating in the late 60’s from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Industrial Design, William apprenticed in New York City and New Hampshire with Michael Gurian and Michael Millard. He opened his first solo guitarmaking and repair studio in 1974. Since then, he has personally made over two hundred instruments for amateur and professional musicians in the United States and the Caribbean. Among his customers: Arlo Guthrie, Michael Lorimer, John Abercrombie, Country Joe MacDonald, the Todd Rundgren band, June Millington, and Joel Zoss.
Main Category: Lutherie Main Instrument: Any
2013-11-14
I’ve been making fretted stringed instruments by hand, of unexcelled quality, for almost three decades. Please select among the links below to find out more about my career, my work, and how to obtain a Wm. R. Cumpiano guitar. After graduating in the late 60’s from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Industrial Design, William apprenticed in New York City and New Hampshire with Michael Gurian and Michael Millard. He opened his first solo guitarmaking and repair studio in 1974. Since then, he has personally made over two hundred instruments for amateur and professional musicians in the United States and the Caribbean. Among his customers: Arlo Guthrie, Michael Lorimer, John Abercrombie, Country Joe MacDonald, the Todd Rundgren band, June Millington, and Joel Zoss.
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** Guitarmaking: Tradition And Technology** By William R. Cumpiano & Jonathan D. Natelson. Guitar Text. 388 pages, 8 x 10.5, softcover. Published by Chronicle Books. (GM10000) See more info... |
