Podcast 474: Women in Lutherie with Jayne Henderson and Sarah Weinberg

Jayne Henderson and Sarah Weinberg join us to talk about Women in
Lutherie, an online community and mentorship program connecting
female instrument makers from around the world. 


Jayne is based in Asheville, North Carolina and is a
second-generation guitarmaker. (Her father, Wayne Henderson, is a
legendary builder of acoustic guitars and mandolins.)


Sarah is based in Tel Aviv, where she's the only female luthier
in the entire city. 


Through Women in Lutherie, Sarah was able to meet Jayne and
shadow her for two weeks in North Carolina, studying her build
process. They attended our 2024 Fretboard Summit together and
even started building a pair of ukuleles back at Jayne's
shop. 


On this week's show, we hear all about the fellowship, what they
learned from each other over the last two weeks, what being a
luthier in Tel Aviv is like, and - most importantly - how we can
inspire more women to take up guitarmaking. 


EJ Henderson Guitars & Ukuleles: 
https://www.ejhendersonguitars.com
https://www.instagram.com/ejhendersonguitars/

Sarah Weinberg: 
https://www.instagram.com/what_is_sarah_doing/


Women in Lutherie: 
https://www.womeninlutherie.org

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