Greetings from Montana. I assume most luthiers are also musicians to some degree. I am not a musician and not really a luthier as I have only built a baritone ukulele. I am currently building a F5-inspired mandolin and a classical guitar. I may build one or two more instruments (or maybe more).
Do non-musicians find it difficult to build musical instruments? I know nothing of tone or tap tuning or action or anything music. I love to listen to music but don't play.
I think I'm really close on the mandolin plates but struggling with "when to stop." To complicate matters, I'm using non-traditional woods so existing graduation numbers aren't exactly relevant.
Just curious - how do non-musicians fare in the luthiery world?
Gary Davis
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