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
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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.