“I’ve always operated under the principle that if you can build a guitar, you can do anything.”

Jeff Jewitt is the perfect representative of the collaborative spirit that now defines the guitar-making world. Likely a familiar face to fellow builders, Jeff’s tints, stains and dyes company has supplied names big and small in the guitar world for decades. Fans of guitar-making content may have seen his StewMac collaborations, ending up on his channels where he gives a glimpse of the build process and demos his freshly completed guitars.

Self-taught to start but influenced by his contemporaries, Jeff’s guitars are a perfect mix of classic design with modern appointments, tone and style. Because he’s always learning and pushing himself, he happily takes on challenging custom builds for folks like fingerstyle virtuoso Matt Thomas, expanding the bounds of what a Jewitt Guitar can be in the process.

In the spirit of sharing, we discuss some of Jeff’s advice for newer luthiers on the value of apprenticeship and self-promotion. He will be showcasing at Artisan in Harrisburg, PA next month on April 14-16, and teaching with fellow luthier Robbie O’Brien at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in July 2023.

Learn more about Jewitt Guitars: https://jewittguitars.com/

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All available Jewitt Guitars at CVE

Featured instruments:

Jewitt OM-C Cedar/Cocobolo

Jewitt 00-C Redwood/Walnut

Jewitt 000-12 White Oak/Adirondack

Featured musicians: Carl Miner, Lindsay Straw​