Tom Ribbecke

Ribbecke Guitars

Veteran builder and GAL Convention presenter Tom Ribbecke was born in Brooklyn, but has been making guitars in the San Francisco Bay area since 1974. He’s an innovator, a teacher, a mentor, a lecturer, and a captain of industry.

▪ bio current as of 2024

By the same author:
  1. In Memoriam: Fred Campbell
  2. Evolution Of An Archtop Brace Fitting Jig
  3. In Memoriam: Taku Sakashta
  4. The Archtop Guitar: Perspectives on the Present and Future
  5. It Worked for Me: Razor Saws
  6. It Worked for Me: Pumice Stick
  7. It Worked for Me: Lacquer in the Rain
  8. Review: Making an Archtop Guitar by Bob Benedetto
  9. Ain’t Nobody’s Business But My Own
  10. Meet the Maker: Tom Ribbecke
  11. Some Alternative Lutherie Woods
  12. It Worked for Me: Lacquer On Rosewood