Meet the Maker: Shelley Park

1998
AL#53 p.22   BRB5 p.164            
Cyndy Burton   Shelley Park                                                                                       

▪ Park plays jazz guitar and builds Selmer-style guitars like those designed by Mario Maccaferri and played by Django Reinhardt. She furnishes some interesting thoughts about alternative woods and different finishes. Are women luthiers who survive long enough to become professionals really more interesting than many of the men, or do they just give better interviews? You decide. With 9 photos.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.