About Gary Southwell
Born 1962. Gary Southwell is a British musical instrument maker and guitarist.
Gary Southwell (born 14 February 1962) is a British musician-guitarist and luthier, specializing in guitars of Modern Classical and Romantic eras, resident in Northumberland.
Biography Gary Southwell studied lutherie under Herbert Schwartz at the London College of Furniture. He went on to build guitars for Julian Bream, Nigel North, Jakob Lindberg, Scott Tennant, David Starobin, David Tanenbaum, Frank Bungarten, Sting and Paul Simon.
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Who is Gary Southwell?
British luthier
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Gary Southwell was born on 14 February 1962.
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Gary Southwell is a musical instrument maker and guitarist.
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