Kent Everett has been building guitars since 1977, first on weekends while he did repair work on the weekdays. In the ’90s he was a one-man operation building fifty steel string guitars a year. In the ’00s he ramped down production and began offering a line of imported guitars. Now, after thirty-eight years in lutherie, his emphasis is shifting to teaching.
▪ bio current as of 2014
2014
AL#118 p.46
Kent Everett Wade Lowe
▪ Luthier Kent Everett is a prolific guitar maker and teacher. So who was his early mentor? Wade Lowe, that’s who. Wade was a machinist who worked his way into lutherie and had a shop that became the Mecca of a generation of Georgia guitarists and guitar makers.
2011
AL#108 p.6
Kent Everett
▪ Everett lays out the configuration of his workshop and how it has evolved over the years to accommodate each unique location and his needs as a luthier. From his 2011 GAL convention workshop.
2002
AL#70 p.63 BRB6 p.464
Kent Everett
▪ A simple fence made for an old 20″ Delta bandsaw.
2001
AL#68 p.59
Kent Everett
▪ A wireless doorbell carried around like a pager to monitor your shop front door.
1998
AL#56 p.54 BRB5 p.290
Kent Everett
▪ So you hate the way pickguards look but like the job they do? Everett shows how to apply a clear pickguard without bubbles or fingerprints coming along for the ride.
1997
AL#50 p.50 BRB5 p.38
John Calkin Kent Everett
▪ Everett is one of those monster craftsmen who can knock out 50 fine instruments a year, alone. This interview not only covers his lutherie background but also explains the shop schedule that keeps the guitar flowing at such a prodigious rate. Featuring five photos and one of Everett’s comic strips.
1996
AL#47 p.65 BRB4 p.505
Kent Everett
▪ Kent Everett’s number one workbench for over 18 years of 50 hours a week repair work.
1989
AL#19 p.42 BRB2 p.296
Kent Everett
▪ Experience with fiberglass boat repair leads to a new method of fixing shattered headstocks. With 4 photos.