Richard Schneider, Luthier
Spring, 1996 Carlsborg, Washington

Publications Citing, Referencing and/or Discussing Richard Schneider

Alison Mack, "Physics Unplugged," The Arizona Daily Star, Accent, Tucson, AZ, October 24, 1995.

Alison Mack, "Physics Unplugged/Guitar makers, scientists compart note on how to build better instruments," The Dallas Morning News, Discoveries, Dallas, TX, October 9, 1995.

David L. Wheeler, "The Science of Music/Researcher applies skills to fine tuning the acoustics of stringed instruments," The Chronicle of Higher Education, Volume XLI, Number 41, June 23, 1995.

Curt Suplee, "From Math to Music, Quadratic equations are helping design the guitar of the future." The Washington Post National Weekly Editions, Science Lab, Washington, D.C., June 19-25, 1995.

Curt Suplee, "Quadratic Equations Tune Up Guitar's Vibrations," The Washington Post, Science/Physics of Music, Washington, D.C., June 12, 1995.

Joseph McLellan, "Music: Guitars Past and Present," The Washington Post, Science/Physics of Music, Washington, D.C., June 3, 1995.

Christina Kelly, "He frets over tradition," Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA May 5, 1995.

New Members, Bruce Pritchard, Guitar Maker, Number Twenty Seven, Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans, Spring 1995.

Eldon Whitford, David Vinopal and Dan Erlewine, Gibson's Fabulous Flat-Top Guitars, Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco, CA 1994.

Toy Bacon and Paul Day, The Ultimate Guitar Book, Alfred A. Knopf, New York City, New York, 1994.

Robert Tripp, The Guitar Handbook, Alfred A. Knopf, New York City, New York, 1994.

George Gruhn, Electric Guitars and Basses, Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco, California, 1994. "Seeing the Music," On Center, Vol. VI, No. 2, Summer, 1994.

Walter Carter, Gibson Guitars - One Hundred Years of an American Icon, General Publishing Corporation, Los Angeles, CA 1994.

Steve Howe, The Steve Howe Guitar Collection, GPI Books, Div. of Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco, CA 1993

Toy Bacon and Paul Day, Gibson Les Paul Book, GPI Books, Div. of Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco, CA 1993

Tom Wheeler, American Guitars: An Illustrated History, Harper Perennial (Harper/Collins), New York City, New York, 1992.

Mary Mitigui Miller, "Luthier of Lost Mountain," The Costco Connection, Arts and Entertainment section, Vol. 6, No. 11, November, 1992.

Sylvan Wells, "The 1992 Lost Mountain Kasha Design Seminar," Guitar Maker, Number 17, Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans, September, 1992.

Pat Gallup, "Richard Schneider and Martha Collins," Peninsula Arts Review, Vol. 3, No., 4, Fall, 1992.

Who's Who in Port Angeles, 1992 edition.

Jonathan Peterson, "Prepare to Meet the Maker: Richard Schneider," American Luthiery, Guild of American Luthiers, No. 30, Summer 1992.

Andy Widders-Ellis, "The Dawning of a New Golden Age," Guitar Player Magazine, April 1992.

Arlyn Clinton, "Northwest Guitar Festival Highlights, Boise State University," The Portland Guitar Society Quarterly, Volume V, No. 2, 1992

Elizabeth Sherman, "The Symmetry Seeker," The World & I, The Washington Times Corporation, Washington, D.C., February 1992.

Martha Ireland, "Woodcrafters Turn Downfall in Windfall," Peninsula Business Journal, Port Angeles, Washington, November 1991.

Jonathan Peterson, "A Day On Lost Mountain," American Luthiery, Guild of American Luthiers, November 27, 1991.

"Symposium '91: A Review of this Year's Gathering," Guitar Maker, No. 13, The Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans, September, 1991.

Scott Kritzer, "A Day On Lost Mountain," The Portland Guitar Society Quarterly, Volume IV, No. 4, 1991.

Scott Landis, The Workshop Book, The Taunton Press, Newton, Connecticut, 1991.

George Gruhn and Walter Carter, Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars, GPI Books, Div. of Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco, CA 1991.

Scott Landis, Fine Woodworking 1992 Calendar, The Taunton Press, Newton, Connecticut, 1991.

Larry Sandberg, The Acoustic Guitar Guide, A Cappella Books, 1991.

James Ricci, "Guitar Maker is Strumming Sustained Chords of a Dream," Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, May 26, 1991.

Stu Borman, "Michael Kasha: Chemistry in Music, Flowers," Chemical and Engineering News, American Chemical Society, February 11, 1991.

Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers,"Great Acoustics," (article and photo on cover) Acoustic Guitar Magazine, David A. Lusterman Publications, January-February, 1991.

Dan Erlewine, Guitar Player Repair Guide, GPI Books, Div. of Miller Freeman Books, San Francisco, CA 1990.

Fine Woodworking Design Book Five, The Taunton Press Inc., Newton, Connecticut, September,1990.

R. A. Deckert, "Roll Over, Segovia," Omni Magazine, Omni Publications International Ltd., May, 1990.

Robert Rosenblum, "Art Hounds," Eastern Review, December, 1988.

Jim Hatlo, "On the Beat," Frets Magazine, May, 1988.

George McCormick, "Old World Craftsman Learns New Techniques in Sequim," Jimmy Come Lately Gazette, Sequim, Washington, September 21, 1988.

Sheila Sandifor, "Master Luthier of Lost Mountain," Peninsula Magazine, Port Angeles, WA Fall, 1987.

Scott Landis, The Workbench Book, The Taunton Press, Newton, Connecticut, 1987.

Eve Dumovich, "Luthiers Are in Tune With Old-time Skills," The Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma, Washington, Saturday, August 2, 1986.

Gale Robinette, "He Makes Guitars for Some of the Best," The Daily News, Port Angeles, WA April 18, 1986.

"Artisans Find Home in Mountains," Jimmy Come Lately Gazette, Sequim, Washington, June, 1985.

Howard Mandel and John McLaughlin, "Spirit of the Sound Wave," Down Beat Magazine, March, 1985.

Ken Donnel, "Tradition, Innovation, Experimentation: The Guild of American Luthiers Convention," Guitar Player Magazine, 3:53-57, March 1985.

Julia Mast, "Paw Paw Man Gets His Satisfaction Crafting Expensive, Quality Guitars," Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, Michigan February 24, 1985.

John Wager-Schneider, The Contemporary Guitar, University of California Press, Berkeley, California, 1985.

John Stix and John McLaughlin, International Musician and Recording World, (England) 45-46, April 1982.

James Ricci, "Strings for the Master" Detroit Free Press,

Detroit, Michigan, February 2, 1982.

A. R. Duchossior, Gibson Electrics, Media Presse, Distributed by Hal Leonard Publishing, 1981.

Roger Siminoff, "Five Luthiers on Bridges," Frets magazine, 3:36-38., June, 1981.

Robert LeCoff-Editor, A Gallery of Turned Objects,

Brigham Young University Press, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1981.

"String Lecture: New Guitar," Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, May 8, 1980.

Timothy White, "An Interview with Richard Schneider: The Origins of the Kasha/Schneider Design are Discussed," The Journal of Guitar Acoustics, 1:19, December 1980.

Fine Woodworking Design Book Two, The Taunton Press Inc., Newton, Connecticut, September,1979.

Tim Olsen" Fifth Annual Exhibition Convention: Guild of American Luthiers," Guitar and Lute, 8:34-35, January 1979.

"Sutton Hoo is Presenting the Hand Crafted Works of Richard Schneider," Colorado Springs Sun, Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 10, 1978.

"120 Luthiers Attend Luthier's Convention at Southwestern College," Winfield Daily Courier, Winfield, Kansas, September 13, 1978.

Mike Keller, "An Interview with Richard Schneider," The Guild of American Luthiers Quarterly, 6:10-17, 1978.

"Inside the Saniwax Building," Encore Magazine, 4:4-9, January, 1977.

Jennifer Miller, "Luthiers: Men Who Craft the Tools of Music," Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, March 27, 1977.

Tom and Mary Evans, Guitars: Music, History, Construction, and Players from the Renaissance to Rock, Paddington Press, Ltd., New York City, New York, 1977.

Andre Duchossoir, "Le Lutherie Americaine, Les Luthiers," D.I.S.C. International, (France) 36:37-51, July-August, 1977.

"The Mark Series is Here," The Gibson Amplifier, Kalamazoo, Michigan, January-February, 1976.

"Lincoln High Workshop was Beginning of a Guitar Maker's Career," Ferndale Gazette-Times, Ferndale, Michigan, December 2, 1976.

"In a Mechanized America: A Comeback for Handicrafts," U.S. News and World Report, 74:75, November 1, 1976.

Robert Solomon, "A Master Craftsman Makes Great Design Great," (full page promotional advertisement for Englander Triangle,Inc., ) Time Magazine, 106:5, November 1976.

Gary Zumwalt, "Where Do You Get a Fine Guitar?" The Detroiter Magazine, Detroit, Michigan, August, 1973.

Mary Connelly, "Guitars to Jewelry," The Eccentric, Birmingham- Bloomfield, Michigan, October 18, 1979.

Lilian Braun, "It's Back to Nature," Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, December 11, 1973.

John Paterson, "Guitarists Builds a New Career," The Detroit News, Detroit, Michigan, February 24, 1972.

Doug McInnis, "Towards a Better Guitar," Community News, Detroit, Michigan, September 13,1972.

John Paterson, "Richard Schneider, Luthier," Guitar Player Magazine, 5:21, June 1971.

Michael Kasha, Scientific Development of a New Classical Guitar, Kasha Model, Tallahassee, Florida. 1971.

Michael Brooks, "Wood: A Dialog with Richard Schneider and Fred Gerlach," Guitar Player Magazine, 5:16-18. 1971.

"Detroit Thanks" column, Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan, March 1970.

Alan Perlmeter, "Redesigning the Guitar," Science News, 98:180-1, 1970.

Dorothy Hanna, "News about Northwesterners," Northwestern College Alumni News, 7:3, 1970.

Jane Hoyte, "Craftsman Builds and Plays Guitars," The Macomb Daily, Macomb County Michigan. April 14, 1969.

David Cook, "Segovia's Magic at Elegant Best," Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, Florida, February 27, 1969.

Ken Eatherly, "Custom-made for Connoisseurs: Master Craftsman Displays Fine guitars," Grosse Pointe News, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, July 12-24, 1968.

Alexander Suczek, "A Quest for an Age Old Skill," Friends Magazine, November, 1967

Theodore Bike, "Guitarist on the Roof," Guitar Player Magazine, 2:11, June 1967.

Professional Experience

Published Articles, Lecture, Seminar, Symposium Presentations

Lectures (Participated with Dr. Michael Kasha)

Juried and Invitational Exhibitions

Publications Citing, Referencing and/or Discussing

Participation in Radio and Television Programs

Directory of our featured builders

Featured Builder, Spring 1996, Richard Schneider, Luthier, Carlsborg, Washington 98324 USA
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