About this episode

This episode features a biography of legendary guitar maker Ervin Somogyi, detailing his life journey from Budapest during the Second World War to becoming a renowned craftsman in the United States.

Today's special biography episode with legendary guitar maker, Ervin Somogyi, was filmed live at a location in Northern California. Ervin's tour begins in Budapest during the Second World War. The son of parents whose lives had been shaped by conflict and displacement, his early years carried him across Europe, through Cuba and Mexico, and eventually to the United States. Along the way, he developed a fascination with making things, models, drawings, woodwork, anything that could be bu...

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Gale

Guest: Ervin Somogyi

Topics covered

• biography
• guitar making
• personal history
• craftsmanship
• immigration
• war impact

Keywords

• Ervin Somogyi
• guitar maker
• biography
• craftsmanship
• Second World War
• immigration
• Northern California

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Budapest, Northern California, Cuba, Mexico

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