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Luthier Legend Dan  Erlewine

Dan Erlewine just might be the most famous guitar repairperson on earth. His books  are definitive reference works that have stood the test of time. His classic columns for Guitar Player and Bass Player magazines have helped introduce the vocabulary of guitar setup to the masses, and his instruments have found their way into the hands of icons such as Jerry Garcia, Albert King, and Otis Rush.  But it’s Erlewine’s pioneering instructional content that have made the Athens, Ohio, resident a mentor to three generations of guitar maintenance and repair geeks. Today, at nearly 80 years of age, Erlewine remains the most recognizable personality in the Lutherie industry. And, as a musician, this man's band  opened for Cream, The Grateful Dead and his legend Michael Bloomfield.
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Dan Erlewine Schools On Bridge Removal

Dan Erlewine Schools On Bridge Removal

Dan Erlewine Schools On Bridge Removal
Dan Erlewine After 50 Years Of Lutherie

Dan Erlewine After 50 Years Of Lutherie

After 50 Years at the Forefront of the Guitar Repair Industry, Dan Erlewine...
Erlewine Cuts Curved Truss Rod Slot With Table Saw

Erlewine Cuts Curved Truss Rod Slot With Table Saw

How can a table saw cut a curve? Dan Erlewine has a neat...
Dan Erlewine's 1958 Gibson 335 Comes Back to Life

Dan Erlewine's 1958 Gibson 335 Comes Back to Life

Dan Erlewine's '58 Gibson 335 Comes Back to Life
Erlewine On Understanding Guitar Truss Rod Adjustment

Erlewine On Understanding Guitar Truss Rod Adjustment

Erlewine On Understanding Guitar Truss Rod Adjustment
Dan Erlewine On Crafting Comfortable Necks

Dan Erlewine On Crafting Comfortable Necks

Dan Erlewine On Crafting Comfortable Necks
Dan Erlewine Visits Frank Ford OBM At Grypon Stringed Instruments 2013

Dan Erlewine Visits Frank Ford OBM At Grypon Stringed Instruments 2013

Dan Erlewine Visits Frank Ford OBM At Grypon Stringed Instruments 2013
Erlewine Tips On Hollow Body Pickup Installation

Erlewine Tips On Hollow Body Pickup Installation

Erlewine Tips On Hollow Body Pickup Installation
Dan Erlewine On His Iris Guitar DE-11 Signature Model

Dan Erlewine On His Iris Guitar DE-11 Signature Model

Dan Erlewine On His Iris Guitar DE-11 Signature Model
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Dan Erlewine: Profile of Luthier Legend

Dan Erlewine On Future Of Guitars

Guitar, passé? No way! I see more guitars being made, sold, played, set up, and repaired today than ever. The world needs guitar makers and repairers, and new generations will go far beyond what came before them. I meet young luthiers who are already raising the bar, and many of them are graduates of luthier schools.

Dan Erlewine

Athens, Ohio

Featured Luthier Build

2024 Erlewine Jerry Garcia Stratocaster

$12,750 USD
  • Built 2024

  • Black Walnut

An historic guitar build from the legendary Luthier and repairman Dan Erlewine.  In the early 1970s, Dan built a custom Strat for Jerry Garcia with a unique configuration that was one of Jerry's recording and performance guitars in the mid-1970s from the same block of black walnut used for the "Lucy" Flying V guitar that Dan built for the blues legend Albert King in 1971.  The Erlewine workshop has just...

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Body Wood: Black Walnut Amish-Cut
Neck Wood: Hard Maple
Fretboard: Hard Maple
Bridge: N/A
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