Read Richard L Schneider’s memoriam
Classic guitar innovator Richard Schneider has been a Guild member for thirteen out of the last fourteen years. Richard passed away in 1997, read his memoriam.
▪ bio current as of 1992
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Meet the Maker: Richard Schneider
1992
AL#30 p.40 BRB3 p.206 ALA5 p.18
Jonathon Peterson Richard Schneider
▪ Many still have doubts about the merits of the Kasha versions of the classical guitar, but no one questions Schneider’s reputation as a masterful creator of instruments. This interview focuses on his time spent in Mexico learning the trade from Juan Pimentel.
This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s fifty best articles published before 2010.
Using Your Work Space from the 1990 GAL Convention panel
1991
AL#27 p.4 BRB3 p.80
Chris Brandt R.E. Brune Jeffrey R. Elliott Richard Schneider Ervin Somogyi David Wilson
▪ A look inside the shops of six professional luthiers, featuring floor plans, tooling descriptions, notes on lighting and specialized machinery, and ideas about how work space can help (or hurt) your lifestyle. With a good Q&A segment and 63 photos.
This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s fifty best articles published before 2010.
A Survey of Seventeen Luthiers
1990
LT p.114
Steve Andersen Chris Brandt R.E. Brune Ted Davis Jeffrey R. Elliott James Flynn Bob Gleason Hideo Kamimoto Robert Lundberg Frederick C. Lyman Jr. John Monteleone Robert Ruck Richard Schneider Ervin Somogyi Al Stancel Robert Steinegger Janet Toon
▪ Seventeen established luthiers were asked to list ten hand tools, five power tools, and five supplies used as tools. This info was used to determine the most essential tools, including specifics, model and size, source, and any special uses.
Letter to the Editor: Koestler’s “The Act of Creation”
1989
AL#17 p.3 read this article
Richard Schneider
▪ Schneder really liked this book, and he writes to say that Stewart Brand agres with him about it.
A Meeting with Andres
1988
AL#13 p.7 BRB2 p.5
Richard Schneider
▪ Schneider tells of his first, and rather strange, meeting with Segovia.
An Interview with Richard Schneider
1978
GALQ Vol.6#4 p.10
Michael Keller Richard Schneider
▪ A brief interview with the renowned luthier, maestro Richard Shneider, known for his development of the radically innovative Kasha Design soundboard guitar.