Twenty-five-year member and retired electrician Ted Beringer saw a Fender being played in 1950, decided he could build that, and kept doing it. In 1982 Johnny Smith came to Billings, and his music inspired Ted to build archtops. He also builds flattops, nylon strings, and mandolins, all with an unconventional flair.
▪ bio current as of 2003
1990
AL#24 p.6 BRB2 p.422
Steve Andersen Steve Grimes Ted Beringer Jonathon Peterson
▪ This informal roundtable discussion delves deeply into the background, influences, and work of three builders at a time when the archtop guitar was just coming into its own for the second time. With 7 photos.