Simon Ambridge, an intermittent GAL member, started making guitars in the mid-’70s and is still a full-time student of the subject. Other interests include playing guitar and ukulele, photography, canoeing, and trekking on Dartmoor.
▪ bio current as of
2021
AL#142 p.6
Cyndy Burton Jose Romanillos R.E. Brune Jeffrey R. Elliott Kevin Aram Gary Southwell Simon Ambridge
▪ The great classical guitarist Julian Bream was well known for supporting and encouraging contemporary composers and promising young players. Less noticed by the public, but of special importance to luthiers, was Bream’s work with a handful of classical guitar makers from whom he commissioned the fine instruments that he played. In this article, those luthiers offer memories of their interactions with Julian Bream. Mentions Hermann Hauser Sr.