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Personal Luthier
About Us
About Us
Personal Luthier is founded by Nathan Richardson, luthier, designer, and author, with a focus on addressing a simple, silent, and persistent problem: most guitars (including many custom instruments) are designed and built for averages—not individual players.
For many guitarists, unnecessary effort, fatigue, and inconsistency are not things that appear because of lack of skill or commitment. They result from guitars that don’t properly meet the wants and needs of the people using them.
Personal Luthier approaches guitar design as a fit problem, which can be resolved before building or servicing an instrument. Our work focuses on helping players understand how the geometry, setup, and design of their instrument affects comfort, efficiency, and musical outcomes over time.
Our Founder and Guitar Expert
Our Founder and Guitar Expert
Mr. Richardson has worked in guitar building and repair since 2006. Over two decades, he has worked with university students and faculty, public school music programs, nonprofits, and individual players across a wide range of styles and experience levels. He is also the author of Learning to Speak Guitar: A Luthier’s Thesaurus and has presented workshops on lutherie, Lean design, and effecient procedure writing.
Personal Luthier offers individual Fit and Tone Assessments
Personal Luthier offers individual Fit and Tone Assessments
Our assessments are available separately or as bundled services that provide clear, actionable guidance for players seeking a more responsive, more comfortable relationship with their instrument. These assessments do not provide medical advice or treatment. Instead they focus on guitars and how they interact with individual players.
Visit our Assessment Page to learn more.
We also offer one-on-one and remote guitar consulting for players, luthiers, and technicians on a variety of topics including design, pricing, scheduling, timeline adherence, and general client advocacy. We welcome the opportunity to be your guitar expert whose focus is ensuring that you can enjoy whatever it is you love the most about the guitar. Contact Us to schedule your consultation.
Our philosophy is simple: Less Work. More Music.
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