Podcast 326: Jackson Cunningham

Jackson Cunningham is a bit of a rarity in the world of acoustic
guitarmaking. While countless luthiers do their best to emulate
old Martin designs and shapes, Cunningham's biggest influence is
vintage Gibsons. Over the years, this Virginia-based builder has
crafted L-5, L-00 and even J-55-inspired guitars. He's also
garnered praise from two of the biggest vintage guitar
experts around: George Gruhn and Mark Stutman. 


On this week's podcast, we talk to Jackson about his love for old
guitars, the rich guitarmaking culture he resides in (acclaimed
builder Wayne Henderson was once his neighbor) and the wood
he selects for his builds. We also talk about a special guitar he
just built and donated to help benefit the Floyd Country Store.
Act fast and you can buy a raffle ticket and enter to win it via
this link:
https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/jackson-cunningham-guitar-raffle-drawing-2021-06-11 


 


Follow Jackson via his Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/CunninghamHandmadeInstruments/


Don't forget, the FJ now hosts an entire family of podcasts,
about everything from lutherie to home recording: Luthier on
Luthier; The Truth About Vintage Amps; The Truth About Recording
& Mixing;Acoustic Voices; and Sweep the Floor.


This episode is sponsored by Mono Cases, Folkway Music and
Retrofret Vintage Guitars.