Tom Blackshear started his lutherie career along with playing the flamenco guitar, and he has never lost his love for the romantic charms of Spain. He takes a leadership role in Internet chat groups, and shares his knowledge freely. Tom has been a GAL member for twenty-one of the last twenty-six years.
▪ bio current as of 2005
2019
AL#138 p.36
Tom Blackshear
▪ Arcangel Fernandez was a student of Marcelo Barbero, and he is considered to be one of the best Spanish makers of flamenco guitars in latter half of the twentieth century. This instrument is a blanca, with sides and back of cypress, and has a slotted peghead for tuning machines.
2005
AL#84 p.33 BRB7 p.410
Tom Blackshear
▪ One page of notes plus a 2-page spread of GAL full-size plan #53 of a Reyes flamenco guitar.
2005
AL#84 p.34 BRB7 p.411
Tom Blackshear
▪ A full-scale instrument plan. See the GAL website for a low-rez preview.
2001
AL#68 p.28 BRB6 p.274
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▪ Blackshear has been building classical guitars since the ’50s. He has been strongly influenced by the work of Miguel Rodriguez. With 15 photos.
2001
AL#68 p.36 BRB6 p.313
Tom Blackshear
▪ A full-scale instrument plan. See the GAL website for a low-rez preview.
1998
AL#55 p.60 BRB5 p.208
Tom Blackshear
▪ The relationship of the soundboard to the neck on classical and flamenco guitars.
1986
AL#5 p.41 BRB1 p.195
Tom Blackshear
▪ Blackshear describes his method of thinning the top of an assembled guitar to enhance the tone.