Fourteen-year GAL member, amateur classical guitarist, and retired family physician Geoff Needham lives near Hadrian’s Wall in Northeast England. He decided to make a guitar in 2004, believing he could not afford to buy a fine classical instrument. He now realizes that he could have bought several fine guitars with the money he has spent on lutherie. He has completed scores of classical guitars and has a special interest in building with nontropical woods.
▪ bio current as of 2022
2024
AL#151 p.64
Geoff Needham
▪ A cheap mail-order gizmo for measuring tire tread wear; a pair of nippers; a scrap of plexi; a bottle of superglue. Put them all together and youve got a sweet tool like the cool kids use. Mentions Chris Alsop.
2022
AL#146 p.71
Geoff Needham
▪ Use a lumberyard laser level to align guitar parts during construction.
2020
AL#140 p.56
Geoff Needham
▪ Bamboo is kinda like wood, right? Ever wonder if you could make a guitar out of it? Nowadays it comes in large panels of edge-laminated strips that are about the right thickness. The author made two nice classical guitars with bamboo sides and backs, and gives the material a big thumbs-up for workability, appearance, and sound. Mentions Miguel Rodriguez and Domingo Esteso.