New England Luthiers  

The New England Luthiers is an association of professionals and amateurs brought together by a common love of making stringed instruments. Our goal is to share our knowledge and techniques with anyone interested in expanding their understanding of instrument making. We provide open exchange of information and ideas geared toward the furthering of the craft, and a chance to spend time with others who have the same passion.� Meetings are casual and there are no dues.

Join us in whenever you can. Our doors are always open to new members.

• Collaborative Build featured in American Lutherie

  The New England Luthiers 2012 collaborative build project has been featured in the winter 2013 edition of the Guild of American Luthiers' quarterly journal American Lutherie. The front cover features a close-up of NEL member Trevor Healy's mahogany neck blank under construction, and "The New England Luthiers' OM Collaborative Build," written by NEL member Don Boivin, graces 8 full pages of the magazine, including over 35 full-color photographs of members and their guitars.

  "American Lutherie reaches over 3,500 Guild members, as well as numerous other luthiers and aficionados in the field. Unlike other periodicals, back issues of American Lutherie are kept as reference material and referred to again and again over the years" (Guild of American Luthiers).

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  90.9 FM WBUR RadioBoston show

  A group of us got together with host Anthony Brooks for what we hope is an informative interview.
  
  We talked a bit about the NEL group, the OM Collaborative build, our own experiences as full/part-time builders, the upcoming show on Sunday, and assorted other topics including sustainable materials and why there aren't more women in lutherie - to name just a few.
  
  Thanks to Wade Sylvester, Bruce Burns, Fran LaMalva, Mike Mahar, Mike McCarten, and Burton LeGeyt for participating. There was a lot of great insight and experience to share.
  
  Check out the full audio, article and slide show at RadioBoston.

   

   

   

   

• NEL 2018 Meetings
  

  
  

  We are in the process of organizing our 2018 monthly meetings. We will be alternating each month with our sister organization The Granite State Luthiers.

  If you are interested in hosting a meeting or presenting at a meeting, contact Steve Spodaryk.

• New England Luthiers: February 25th, 2018, noon - 4pm.

  No specific agenda yet. Probably talk about potential guitar show and share updates and new instruments.

  Architectural Openings
  16 Garfield Ave
  Somerville, MA 02145
  

• Granite State Luthiers: March 11th, 2018, noon - 4pm.

  Evaluating tops. Please bring your best sound board, your weirdest or maybe the next one you're considering using for evaluation and group discussion. The blank sound board can be unjoined rectangles or profiled but, not braced or thinned. We will focus on various ways of testing and how they relate.

  Alan Carruth's Shop
  51 Camel Hump Road
  Newport NH 03773
  

Our goal is to share our knowledge and techniques with anyone interested in expanding their understanding of instrument making