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Education in Instrument Making:
- 1972-73 Informal studies in basic techniques of violin making
with violin maker Arthur Lockhart of Port Angeles, WA.
- 1978-79 Use of hand tools and basic guitar construction,
instructor Anthony Huvard.Northwest School of Instrument Design,
Seattle, WA.
- 1987 Kasha design seminar, instructor Richard Schneider.
Lost Mountain Center for the Guitar, Sequim WA.
- 1996 Archtop guitar construction. Ribbecke Guitars, Healdsburg,
CA.
Work Experience:
- 1979 Teaching assistant at Northwest School of Instrument
Design, Seattle, WA.
- 1980 Builder at Boogie Body Guitars, Puyallup, WA.
- 1993-96 Assistant to instructor Richard Schneider for Kasha
Design Seminar, Sequim, WA. and Healdsburg, CA.
Exhibitions:
- Aug. 1979 “Bumbershoot ’79” with NSID, Seattle,
WA.
- July 18-20, 1980 “Guild of American Luthier Convention”,
San Francisco, CA.
- Mar. 20-28, 1981 “3rd Annual Musical Instrument Exhibit”,
Bennet’s Music, Redmond, WA.
- Aug. 1-3, 1986 “Guild of American Luthiers Convention”,
Tacoma, WA.
- Jan. 9- Feb. 20, 1987 “Musical Art”, The Hands
Workshop, Richmond, VA.
- July 19-22, 1990 “Guild of American Luthiers Convention”,
Tacoma, WA.
- July 20-23, 1995 “Guild of American Luthiers Convention”,
Tacoma, WA.
- Mar. 23-24, 1996 “Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit”,
Portland, OR.
- Aug. 21-23, 1996 “Healdsburg Guitar Makers Festival”,
Healdsburg, CA.
- Mar. 22-23, 1997 “Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit”,
Portland, OR.
- Aug. 11-16, 1997 “Healdsburg Guitar Makers Festival”,
Healdsburg, CA.
- Mar. 28-29, 1998 “Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit”,
Portland, OR.
- Mar. 20-21, 1999 “Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit”,
Portland, OR.
- May 29-31, 1999 “Northwest Folklife Festival”,
Seattle, WA.
- Aug. 13-15, 1999 “Healdsburg Guitar Makers Festival”,
Healdsburg, CA.
- Mar. 22-26, 2000 “ASIA Symposium 2000”, Nashville,
Tennessee.
- Oct. 19-20, 2002 “Seattle Luthiers' first annual Puget
Sound Stringed Instrument Exhibit”, Renton, WA.
- Oct. 4-5, 2003 “Seattle Luthiers' second annual Puget
Sound Stringed Instrument Exhibit”, Renton, WA.
- Apr. 24-25, 2004 “Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit”,
Portland, OR.
- July 7-11, 2004 “Guild of American Luthiers Convention”,
Tacoma, WA.
- Apr. 23-24, 2005 “Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit”,
Portland, OR.
- June 21-25, 2006 “Guild of American Luthiers Convention”,
Tacoma, WA.
- June 11-15, 2008 “Guild of American Luthiers Convention”,
Tacoma, WA.
- July 12-13, 2008 “Gear & Guitar Bazaar”, Puyallup,
WA.
- Apr. 25-26, 2009 “Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit”,
Portland, OR.
- Apr. 24-25, 2010 “Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit”,
Portland, OR.
- Apr. 30-May 1st, 2011 “Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit”,
Portland, OR.
- July 20-24, 2011 “Guild of American Luthiers Convention”,
Tacoma, WA.
- Feb. 18, 2012 “Pacific Lutheran University Guitar Festival”,
Tacoma, WA.
- Apr. 28-29, 2012 “Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit”,
Portland, OR.
- Apr. 27-28, 2013 “Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit”,
Portland, OR.
- May 3-4, 2014 “Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit”,
Portland, OR.
- July 23-27, 2014 “Guild of American Luthiers Convention”,
Tacoma, WA.
Publications Citing Reference -Print:
- The Rocket Magazine, Lip Service, Ricky Cresiendo. February
1981.
- Guinness Book of World Records, Norris McWhirter. 1982-86.
- The Richmond News Leader, Musical Art, Harriet McLeod. January
7,1987.
- Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Bass Instincts, Harry Fleishman.
April 1996.
- American Lutherie, Kasha Collaboration, Jonathon Peterson.
#58 & 59,Summer & Fall 1999.
- Guitarmaker, The Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans,
Fall 1999, back cover photo.
- American Lutherie, Meet the Maker, Todd Rose. #83, Fall 2005.
- Hand Made Hand Played, The Art & Craft of Contemporary
Guitars, by Robert Shaw, Lark Books, Oct 2008.
Published Articles -Print:
- Plexiglas Sanding Blocks, American Lutherie, # 12, 1987.
- Ken Warmoth Interview, American Lutherie, # 26, Summer 1991.
- Lynn Ellsworth Interview, American Lutherie, # 26, Summer
1991.
- The Chainsaw Lutherie of Tom Ribbecke, American Lutherie,
# 56, 57, 58, Winter 1998, Spring & Summer 1999.
- My Life's Adventure with Richard Schneider, Guitarmaker magazine,
# 40, Winter 2000.
- Schneider Glue-Clearing Chisel, Guitarmaker magazine, #43,
Summer 2001.
Published Articles -Online:
- Healdsburg Guitar Festival 1996 Review by Jay Hargreaves,
Famous Guitarmaker Internet World Headquarters, Educational Features,
http://www.cybozone.com/fg/festival96.html
- Healdsburg Guitar Festival 1997 Review by Jay Hargreaves,
Famous Guitarmaker Internet World Headquarters, Educational Features,
http://www.cybozone.com/fg/festival97.html
Personal Achievements and Accomplishments:
- Designing and building my own style of electric guitars and
basses since 1974.
- Co-building the Worlds Largest Electric Guitar for the Guild
of American Luthiers 1980 Convention in San Francisco, CA.
- Designing and building the first Kasha acoustic bass guitar
with Dr. Michael Kasha and Richard Schneider, 1995.
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