Aaron Grumbacher received his diploma from Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts in 1987 where he discovered David Russell Young’s book, The Steel String Guitar: Construction & Repair. He dropped out of UC Santa Cruz with aspirations of pursuing an apprenticeship in sustainable agriculture. Returning to his hometown of York, Pennsylvania, he served an eighteen month apprenticeship with local violin maker Mark K. Bluett. An intermittent Guild member since the late ’80s, Aaron has been building parlor guitars since 2007.

▪ bio current as of 2013