Gary Southwell

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Gary Southwell (born 14 February 1962) is a British musician-guitarist and luthier,[1][2] [3][4][5] specializing in guitars of Modern Classical and Romantic eras,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] resident in Northumberland.

Biography[edit]

Gary Southwell studied lutherie under Herbert Schwartz at the London College of Furniture. He went on to build guitars for Julian Bream, Nigel North, Jakob Lindberg, Scott Tennant, David Starobin,[15][16] David Tanenbaum,[17] Frank Bungarten, Sting[18] and Paul Simon.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Guitar and Lute Magazine, 1994 Nov/Dec; Interview with Gary Southwell
  2. ^ The Acoustic Guitar; Freeth and Alexander; ISBN 1-85833-860-3
  3. ^ The Illustrated Directory of Guitars; edited by Ray Bonds; ISBN 0-86288-647-3
  4. ^ The Classical Guitar: its evolution and its players since 1800; Maurice J. Summerfield
  5. ^ "Gary Southwell". Savage Classical Guitar. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  6. ^ "The most dedicated Guitar Store today". tfoa.eu. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  7. ^ Acoustic Guitar: March 2005; Radical Classical
  8. ^ Acoustic Guitar: October 2004; Adjustable necks
  9. ^ Acoustic Guitar: June 1996; David Starobin interview
  10. ^ American Lutherie: Summer 1999; Meet the maker, interview with Gary Southwell
  11. ^ American Lutherie: Summer 2000; Development of the European guitar 1780–1880
  12. ^ Classical Guitar: Feb 1990; Gary Southwell Interview
  13. ^ Gendai Guitar: 2000 Number 421; Interview with Gary Southwell
  14. ^ Guitar and Lute: 1994 Nov/Dec. issue; Interview with Gary Southwell
  15. ^ "David Starobin Bio | David Starobin Career | MTV". MTV. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  16. ^ Cahiers de la Guitare:No81 2002; David Starobin Interview
  17. ^ "Gear at DavidTanenbaum.com". davidtanenbaum.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  18. ^ "Current Articles and Classical Guitar Related News Articles – Classical Guitars International". Classical Guitars International with arrangement by Armin Kelly. Retrieved 27 September 2015.

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