Twelve-year GAL member John Park has played the Spanish guitar since the early ’60s but resisted building them until the late ’70s. He builds blancas and a few classics in the time-honored way and plays to them while the glue dries. Hobbies include classical humming and mountain biking, which he does simultaneously.
▪ bio current as of 2012
2012
AL#112 p.70
John Park
▪ More information on the traditional method (not radiused dish method) for back fitting.
2010
AL#102 p.5
John Park
▪ Using a 1″ surfacing bit after reading the thicknessing router article in AL#101 p.58.
2010
AL#101 p.58 ALA2 p.44
John Park
▪ Park envisions an improved thickness router jig design using magnet holddowns.
2009
AL#97 p.28
R.E. Brune Eugene Clark John Park Jeffrey R. Elliott
▪ This is a transcription of a 2006 GAL convention panel discussion. Put a tap plate on a classical guitar; now do you have a flamenco guitar? Differences between the two guitars have largely been accentuated by the modern need to specialize and categorize. But beyond that, this is a fascinating conversation between four of the leading builders in the field and you don’t have to be a maker of nylon strung guitars to enjoy the details they offer and their pleasure in each others company.
2001
AL#66 p.63
John Park
▪ A painful swelling in the finger joints and a rash associated with epoxy sensitization as a result of wearing vinyl gloves for extended periods while French polishing.