Andrea Andalò is a guitarist, clarinetist, and surgeon who made a plywood balalaika at age eight with, as he says, “disgusting results.” After years of making furniture for family and friends, he “realized that a table did not sound well” and so returned to lutherie. He has made classic and steel string guitars and a true balalaika, and current projects include two lutes.

▪ bio current as of 1999