...visual and perhaps functional, but the first time you string up a guitar, it’s completely different. You get to experience a whole new aspect of woodworking - crafting something that makes music.”
Galas brings a woodworking sensibility to guitar making that allows him to approach the process differently than others might.
His familiarity with the medium and his technical awareness allow him to bring just the right degree of craftsmanship to the challenge, while his appreciation for the more intangible, abstract aspects of instrument making assures that he never loses sight of the artistic side of the craft.
“I don’t think it’s hard to build a decent guitar according to a...