I sat down with master guitar maker Stephan Connor / connorguitars at his workshop in Cape Cod, Massachusetts to have a conversation about his life as a luthier. Some of the most famous guitarists choose to play Connor guitars, and through this wonderful discussion, I hope you can see a glimpse of the creative person that is behind the nearly 500 instruments he's put into this world!
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Stephan Connor's website: www.connorguitars.com/
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction - Stephan Connor playing "Bransles de Poictou"
1:01 How he started making guitars?
4:29 What made him want to start making guitars?
7:21 How does working with famous artists inform his building?
9:52 About his "Portrait Series" guitars
13:25 About his "flow state" and how it's helped him build almost 500 guitars
14:00 Advice for achieving a flow state with your work
19:17 On conversations with Thomas Humphrey
22:33 Standing on the shoulders of giants of makers past and present
23:35 Symmetry vs Asymmetry
27:35 On "Biomimicry", and the sea shell as an example
33:50 Experiments and ideas when it comes to making instruments
35:14 Bleeding of Spruce!
37:41 What is the ideal sound of the classical guitar?
40:55 Some features of the guitar he build for me! (wooden saddle, soundport, etc)
44:15 My thoughts on the guitar
46:08 About your adjustable sound ports
47:00 Main air resonances - pros and cons of different pitches
49:06 Hiding meaning within the guitars
52:20 Closing and where to find Steve!
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