Nine-year GAL member Karl Hoyt built his first acoustic guitar in 1978. Lutherie was an excellent diversion and stress relief from his day job of working with troubled/court-involved teens. He has built scores of string instruments of all kinds, finishing off his career teaching woodworking and guitar making to high-school students on outer Cape Cod. Now in retirement, he is focusing on 0- and 00-sized guitars and ukuleles.
▪ bio current as of 2023
2023
AL#149 p.56
Karl Hoyt
▪ Hoyt found a way to make a simple and reliable bolt-on neck joint that is easy to assemble, not withstanding his large fingers.
2023
AL#148 p.22
Karl Hoyt
▪ Hoyt stumbled upon a small and distressed old instrument that turned out to be made by a founding father of the authentic ukulele. Mentions Augusto Dias, Jose do Espirito Santo, Jim Tranquada.