Tag Archives: Manthos¸ Jeff Lee

Reviews: The American Violin by Christopher Germain, Philip J. Kass, Darcy Kuronen, Dameron Midgett and John Montgomery

2017
AL#129 p.66               
Jeff Lee Manthos                                                                                           

▪ A trained violin maker takes a thoughtful look at this luxurious picture book cataloging the fine violins of deceased American makers. Mentions Rembert Wurlitzer, Rene Morel, William Salchow, Simone Sacconi, Thomas Metzler, Freelan Stanley.

Meet the Maker: Jeff Manthos

2016
AL#128 p.22               
Pat Megowan   Jeff Lee Manthos                                                                                       

▪ People come to lutherie on many different paths. Some of us were nerdy model-making kids, or spoiled lefty college dropouts. Or maybe the garage band was our gateway into the opium den of guitar making. On the other hand, Jeff Manthos was a helicopter aircrewman and rescue swimmer in the Vietnam era. Then, unexpectedly, he went to the Violinmaking School of America in Salt Lake City. He has made a career of it, first in other shops and now on his own.