Charles Freeborn builds unique and innovative instruments while desperately trying to hold on to his 4.0 rating on the tennis court.
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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.