Tag Archives: Staff¸

In Memoriam: G.D. (George) Armstrong

2022
AL#146 p.68               read this article
Staff                                                                                           

▪ G.D. lived in Yamhill, Oregon, built a wide variety of instruments, was the repairman and proprietor of the Newburg (Oregon) Music Center, and was a regular attendee at GAL Conventions in Tacoma

In Memoriam: Jonathon Peterson

2022
AL#145 p.64               read this article
Staff   Cyndy Burton   Jeffrey-R. Elliott   Woodley White                                                                               

▪ Jon was a member of the GAL staff for over two decades. He wrote many articles, and did all the photography for Robert Lundberg’s landmark book Historical Lute Construction.

2014 GAL Convention/Exhibition

2014
AL#119 p.34               
Staff                                                                                           

▪ Another wonderfully successful GAL Convention, packed with information, music, and camaraderie has now passed into the record books. You will be seeing many major articles drawn from its lectures and workshops over the next few years. In the mean time, take a look at a few photos of the fun we had.

1995 Convention photos

2008
AL#95 p.6               
Staff                                                                                           

▪ A couple pages of tiny B+W photos of our 2008 Convention. Full color, detailed coverage was available ont eh GAL website.

18th GAL Convention Coverage

2006
AL#87 p.14               
Staff                                                                                           

▪ GAL conventions can wear you out physically while they build you up as a luthier and human being. If you’ve never been, you need to go. This coverage shows what you missed this time and what you might expect during the next. With a multitude of photos.

1998 GAL Convention Coverage

1998
AL#55 p.20               
Staff                                                                                           

▪ If you weren’t there, too bad. But you can begin to imagine what it was like from this extensive coverage. With 66 photos.

List of Reviews

1997
   LW p.134            
Staff                                                                                           

▪ Abstracts of reviews of books, videos, and periodicals related to the themes of this book.

Further Reading in American Lutherie

1997
   LW p.142            
Staff                                                                                           

▪ The material in Lutherie Woods is mostly pre-American Lutherie. This list of related articles will help bring you up to date.

Lutherie Schools

1997
   LW p.128            
Staff                                                                                           

▪ A list of schools, organizations, and periodicals to help you find your way.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.

Sources of Supply

1997
   LW p.132            
Staff                                                                                           

▪ Where to buy your wood and tools.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.

California Meetin’, The 1996 Healdsburg Guitar Makers Festival

1996
AL#47 p.28               
Staff                                                                                           

▪ Healdsburg is quickly becoming Guitar Town, USA. This festival featured displays, lectures, and tours, not to mention fun. With 12 photos.

Honor Roll

1992
AL#32 p.32               
Staff                                                                                           

▪ This is a salute to the Guild’s most loyal members.

Conventions Overview

1992
AL#32 p.30               
Staff                                                                                           

▪ This convention flashback offers 3 group photos and a description of all the conventions squeezed into a paragraph apiece.

1992 Exhibitors List

1992
AL#31 p.41               
Staff                                                                                           

▪ The turnout at this convention was 65 builders and merchants.

The Bob Mattingly Memorial Fund

1992
AL#31 p.45               
Staff                                                                                           

▪ Mattingly was a super-supporter of the Guild and of free information exchange. Donations to the GAL can be earmarked for this fund, which has been used to bring specific speakers and exhibitions to Guild conventions.

Lutherie-Luthiery

1981
GALQ Vol.9#2 p.30               
Staff                                                                                           

▪ The GAL editor explains why it is LUTHERIE, not LUTHIERY.

Presses Roll at Vetus Pigmentum

1975
GALNL Vol.3#5,6 p.3               
Staff                                                                                           

▪ The GAL purchased a very-used AB Dick offset press which they used for years to print the Guild’s publications.