Watch a Master Luthier Build a Guitar (from scratch)

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  @stewmac · 3 years ago · pinned

  We are thrilled to finally release this epic build video after a year of planning, shooting and editing! HUGE thanks to Michael Bashkin for generously opening his workshop to us. Hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it. Cheers! 😊🎬

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  @AndrewRembel · 3 years ago

  This is the most meticulous guitar build I have ever seen. It would be a huge privilege to own one of these guitars.

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• MO

  @moncorp1 · 1 year ago (edited)

  As someone who has been a tradesman most of my life, I want to commend Michael on his use of PPE.  I cannot stress enough to people how important this is.  Once you develop breathing or hearing issues because of not using PPE, it's too late to do anything about it.  And it will only get worse.  Of course its a cumulative effect. Years and years of getting microscopic particles in your lungs (things that will never, never come out). The first time you see your chest xray and the Dr. asks you how long you've been a smoker and you tell him, "I've never smoked!" He'll look at you skeptically until you tell him what you do for living. Then one day you realize you're having to ask people to repeat what they are saying way more than you ever had to before, and not long after that you notice a ringing in your ears that won't ever go away. When you're younger you either don't think about it, or you think, "Its not going to happen to me."  But then one day you wake up and you DO have a problem. I have both breathing issues and hearing issues because of not wearing PPE for too long.  I can assure you I wear them religiously now. No one wants to wear a respirator, especially when its hot.  But its amazing how that now I have no choice, I wish I had just done it atarting back 20 years ago too. Heed the warning from someone who knows. Wear hearing and lung protection folks!!!

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• JE

  @jeremypappenfus4662 · 3 years ago

  OMG!!  The ending is epic!!  Michael’s craftsmanship is second to none.  Thank you for putting this together and sharing it with the world.

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• CT

  @ctsingletrack · 2 years ago

  This guitar, and this video are masterpieces. I was lucky enough to have been gifted a guitar from a local luthier. All my friends and family came together to present it to me for my 40th birthday. The builder came to my party and presented the guitar to me in person. To this day, I still tear up thinking about it. The guitar itself has volume and tone like nothing else. It was built with some rare wood that had to be harvested from an antique door that he bought in New Orleans, and had shipped back to Connecticut. I'm sitting here looking at this instrument now with even more appreciation after watching this video.

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• ME

  @mehrjoojavadi9668 · 11 months ago

  من یک ایرانی  هستم و با ابزارهای ساده گیتار کلاسیک و فلامینکو ساختم . این ویدیو است و جایگاه ابزار و cnc را برای  سرعت و دقت و زمان در کنار هنر و فن استاد مایکل نمایان کرد .تمام این ویدیو را بطور کامل با لذت و دقت دنبال کردم  و از اینجا بشما میگم: خداقوت و همواره شاد  و سالم  و خوشدل باشی❤💯

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• RA

  @RandyWillcox · 3 years ago

  I was just gonna watch a few minutes of this for nostalgic purposes. An hour and 49 minutes later..... ❤

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• SI

  @siderealbeast · 2 years ago (edited)

  This is one of the most beautiful videos Ive ever seen in Youtube

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• CH

  @charliedillon1400 · 2 years ago

  I didn't know who this guy is, but I live in his town and I randomly took a $400 Chinese Alvarez acoustic guitar to him to get  a set up done. He took the time to check out my cheap guitar and made a few minor tweaks to it. Never once did I feel an ounce of snobbery from him. Later, I looked at his website and found out his level, lol! Good dude!

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• SH

  @shanetapp · 2 years ago

  My gosh I wish I had the money to give this man for one of these gorgeous machines.<br>I can only imagine these being so highly sought after so many years after they are made.<br>Take a long hard look people, super heroes are real... this level of luthiering is a lot more rare than you know.<br>Just wow.

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• QU

  @QuillenDeChant · 3 years ago (edited)

  It&apos;s art. It&apos;s science. It&apos;s just all encompassing and completely alive.

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• LE

  @lennymcdonald8328 · 3 years ago

  Michael, We met at Swannanoa back in 2009, and you were the only person who gave me honest and critical feedback on one of my earlier guitars. I really appreciated that. You have an amazing eye for detail. I’ve thought about your feedback many times over the years, and I’ve tried to up my game with every build. Thanks for being honest with an aspiring builder, and thanks for generously offering your time and opening your shop to us in this amazing video!

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