Twenty-six year GAL member Michael Sandén and his wife Kari have recently settled on the west coast of Sweden in Gothenburg. They make Sandén acoustic guitars and teach guitar building.
▪ bio current as of 2010
Tag Archives: Sanden¸ Michael
Reviews: more on The Responsive Guitar by Ervin Somogyi
2010
AL#102 p.65 read this article
Michael Sanden
▪ A further endorsement of Somogyi’s two-book set.
Seeking the Top
2006
AL#86 p.48 read this article
Michael Sanden
▪ The author is enthusiastic about the spruce he buys from Pacific Rim Tonewoods, and his tour of the facility provides some insight as to how trees become guitar tops. With 7 photos.
The Never-Ending Barber Chair Workbench
2006
AL#85 p.52 ALA2 p.2
Michael Sanden
▪ Sanden first related his barber chair workbench to GAL members in 1986, and he has never stopped updating it. His latest incarnation is a model of useful efficiency, and the chair has nearly disappeared beneath the cabinetry. Very compact cabinetry at that. With 6 photos.
Swedish Lutherie Down Under (The Ground)
1995
AL#44 p.46 BRB4 p.256
Michael Sanden
▪ Sanden converted his whole basement into a complete shop.Here’s his floor plan.
It Worked for Me: Gluing Bracing to Tops
1995
AL#44 p.58 BRB4 p.497
Michael Sanden
▪ An elevated, swivelling workboard for holding tops while shaping the braces.
Meet the Maker: Michael Sanden
1993
AL#34 p.20 BRB3 p.330 ALA6 p.24
Jonathon Peterson Michael Sanden
▪ A Swedish guitar maker comes to America for a round of twenty-questions. When non-Americans step out on Lutherie Road the trip isn’t necessarily the one we imagine. Sanden shares a lot of information about his mentor, Georg Bolin.
Barber Chair Workbench
1987
AL#9 p.54 BRB1 p.343
Michael Sanden
▪ An ex-barber turned luthier converts his old chair into a sturdy, adjustable workbench with 360° of accessibility.