Seven-year member William Snavely has been making solid-bodied instruments for more than thirty years, for no discernible reason. He’s been a university professor, a bass player, a pastry chef, and a clothing designer — in a word, a misfit. Currently, he is building a house with his son and hoping to contribute to the musical careers of four of his children.
▪ bio current as of 2004
2004
AL#79 p.64 BRB7 p.494
William G. Snavely
▪ Using rectangular-section steel tubing rather than radiused sanding blocks to shape a fretboard which tends to over-radius the edges.
2002
AL#69 p.5
William G. Snavely
▪ An early self-starter tells of his adventures in lutherie learning.