Federico Sheppard

Camino Guitars

Federico Sheppard began building guitars in 1979. He now splits his time between workshops in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Carrión de los Condes, Spain, where he is artist in residence. He has been a GAL member for thirty-two years and is a frequent AL author and a repeat GAL Convention presenter.

▪ bio current as of 2024

By the same author:
  1. Supplemental String-Action Data for the Spanish Guitar
  2. A Day with Luisa Willsher of Madinter
  3. It Worked for Me: Brace Tapering Sled
  4. Letter to the Editor: Guitar-Building Program for Kids in Mexico City
  5. In Memoriam: José Luis Romanillos Vega
  6. Review: Building the Steel String Acoustic Guitar by R.M. Mottola
  7. Seeking the Holy Grail: Torres’ FE08, Part Two
  8. Letter: Response to: Questioning Sheppard’s Timeline of Torres FE08
  9. Seeking the Holy Grail: Torres’ FE08
  10. Question: Cutting Purfling Channel on Spanish-Heel Guitar
  11. Javier Campos Tijeras, The French Polisher’s French Polisher
  12. Guitar Maker Without Borders
  13. Meet the Maker: Todd Cambio
  14. Bob Ruck as I Knew Him
  15. Meet the Maker: Rafael Mardones Sr. and Jr.
  16. In Memoriam: Robert Ruck
  17. In the Footsteps of Mangore
  18. Letter to the Editor: Guitar Building Classes in Spain
  19. Meet the Maker: Bernhard Kresse
  20. In Memoriam: Eugene Clark
  21. Secrets of Santos
  22. Traces of Santos
  23. Meet the Maker: Sebastian Nunez
  24. Meet the Maker: Manuel Diaz
  25. Meet the Maker: Abel Garcia Lopez
  26. Meet the Maker: Antonio Marin
  27. Meet the Maker: Martin de Witte
  28. Reviews: How To Build a Vihuela De Mano (45 Minute DVD With Jose Luis Romanillos and Jaume Bossier)
  29. Legend of the Veneer Saw
  30. Meet the Maker: Federico Sheppard
  31. Meet the Maker: Nicolo Alessi
  32. Meet the Maker: Dmitry Zhevlakov