Thirty-year GAL member Lennis Laviolette is a retired land surveyor. He has designed and built liturgical furnishings for several Catholic church renovations, and makes classical, nylon-string jazz, and baritone guitars. He is working on guitar #92 and reports that everyone who has bought one of his instruments has become a friend.
▪ bio current as of 2014
2014
AL#120 p.69
Lennis Laviolette
▪ Making classic guitar armrests from scrap rosewood.
2014
AL#118 p.67
Lennis Laviolette
▪ Simple kerfed lining jig using a dedicated saw.
2010
AL#101 p.65
Lennis Laviolette
▪ Temporary string anchor on the workbench helps to determine the bridge placement on a baritone guitar.