Charles Freeborn builds unique and innovative instruments while desperately trying to hold on to his 4.0 rating on the tennis court.
▪ bio current as of 2014
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It Worked for Me: Adapting Dreadnaught
2014
AL#119 p.67
Charles Freeborn
▪ Adapting the dreadnaught-size Freestyle model to the small dimensions of a parlor guitar.
Thoughts on 12-String Guitars
2013
AL#113 p.50
Roger-Alan Skipper Dana Bourgeois Frank Ford Charles Freeborn David Freeman Evan Gluck John Greven George Gruhn Arnold M.J. Hennig Bruce Petros Andy Powers Tim Shaw Marc Silber Robert Steinegger
▪ 13 builders discuss various aspects of 12-string guitars.
Recreating the Vintage Martin Peghead Joint
2010
AL#102 p.28 ALA1 p.50
John Greven Charles Freeborn
▪ Greven and Freeborn demonstrate their methods for accomplishing the original complicated and elegant Martin head/neck joint.
This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.