About this episode

Cristian Mirabella shares his journey as an archtop guitar maker, influenced by his musical upbringing in New York.

My guest today is famed archtop guitar maker Cristian Mirabella. Cristian's story begins in New York, on Long Island, in a family shaped by music, resilience and a deep sense of purpose. At just 10 years old, Cristian started working at Ronnie's guitar shop, where he swept floors, polished instruments, learned repairs and found himself surrounded by working musicians, vintage archtops, Gibson, D'Angelico, D'Aquisto and the living culture of the New York guitar world. In this conversat...

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Gale

Guest: Cristian Mirabella

Topics covered

• guitar making
• music history
• entrepreneurship
• craftsmanship
• New York music culture

Keywords

• archtop guitar
• Cristian Mirabella
• New York
• guitar shop
• music culture
• craftsmanship
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ronnie's guitar shop, Gibson, D'Angelico, D'Aquisto

Places: New York, Long Island

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