The Lesson Every Maker Needs to Hear | Ervin Somogyi

About this episode

In this episode, Jamie Gale interviews Ervin Somogyi about his profound influence on guitar making and the mindset of makers.

Welcome to Life With Strings Attached, I’m your host Jamie Gale. There are certain figures in guitar making whose influence runs so deep, it begins to shape not just instruments, but the way we think about them. Ervin Somogyi is one of those voices. His influence can be felt across generations of makers. Names like Jason Kostal, Michihiro Matsuda, and Raymond Kraut. Each carrying forward a piece of that thinking in their own way. In this conversation, we move far beyond the guitar as an obj...

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Gale

Guest: Ervin Somogyi

Topics covered

• guitar making
• influence
• craftsmanship
• makers
• interviews

Keywords

• guitar
• makers
• influence
• craftsmanship
• Ervin Somogyi

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