Five-year GAL member Beau Hannam began his lutherie career in 2002 under the guidance of Girard Gilet in Sydney, Australia, later becoming an teaching instructor and full-time luthier at Gilet Guitars. He continues the Gilet tradition of creative instrument building since moving to his own shop in Colorado in 2013.
▪ bio current as of 2022
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Brian Yarosh Beau Hannam
▪ Beau Hannam came up in the productive and innovative shop of Australian luthier Gerard Gilet, then migrated to Colorado to found his own shop making guitars and ukuleles. Hes all over the Interwebs with his generous lutherie advice and his gorgeous instruments.
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Beau Hannam
▪ In a former lutherie life, Hannam cut saddle slots with a big honkin milling machine. A change of situation led him to design this practical and straightforward router jig to do the job. He gives clear and detailed instructions for building and using it.
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Beau Hannam
▪ These simple plywood squares with dowel halves glued to them can replace all the carefully shaped side cauls that thousands of luthiers have been using for decades. Sometimes one size really does fit all.