About this episode

Brock Poling and Gene Imbody from Stewart-MacDonald discuss the development of luthier tools and the company's history.

On Episode 106 of the Luthier on Luthier podcast, I'm joined by Brock Poling and Gene Imbody from Stewart-MacDonald—the original luthier supply company. Brock and Gene take us behind the scenes to show how StewMac tools and products are developed, from the first idea all the way to delivery. We also talk about the company's history and where they see it heading in the future. Link: https://www.stewmac.com/ Luthier on Luthier is hosted by Michael Bashkin of Bashkin Guitars and brought to you by the Fretboard Journal . This episode is sponsored by Dream Guitars and StewMac . Want to support Luthier on Luthier? Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive photos and content from Michael and his builds.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Bashkin

Guests: Brock Poling, Gene Imbody

Topics covered

• luthier tools
• product development
• company history
• interview
• music industry

Keywords

• luthier
• tools
• Stewart-MacDonald
• Brock Poling
• Gene Imbody
• music
• interview

Sponsors

Dream Guitars, StewMac

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stewart-MacDonald, Fretboard Journal

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