Chris Herrod was born in Healdsburg, California, and lives there still. He has been Sales Manager at Luthiers Mercantile Int’l for twenty-one years. Chris and LMI have been with the Good Ol’ Guild for a long, long time. He performs as a singer/songwriter in local venues.
▪ bio current as of 2018
2018
AL#134 p.52
Chris Herrod
▪ You’ll often read article in American Lutherie where scientists explain the sound of guitars in terms of resonant frequencies and onset transients. On the other hand, longtime wood merchant Chris Herrod is here to give the metaphoric pendulum a big old shove back to the right-brain tradition of using evocative adjectives like “dry,” “creamy,” and “poignant.” He also discusses psychoacoustics research and how confident we should be about our “ears.”
2016
AL#127 p.67
Jamie Unden Chris Herrod Matt Brooker
▪ What are the rules about mentioning certain trade names in instructional videos?
2016
AL#127 p.71 read this article
Deb Olsen Chris Herrod Alan Carruth Fred Carlson
▪ Ouch. It’s tough to lose an old friend like good ol’ Don Bradley. Maker of frequency generators, keeper of llamas, attender of GAL Conventions, super great guy.
2015
AL#122 p.70
Chris Herrod
▪ The best quality bone nuts, saddles, and pins come from India.
2013
AL#113 p.70 read this article
Chris Herrod
▪ Remembering Darlene Eddinger (1958-2012) who was the purchasing manager at LMI for 25 years.