Education

• 1989 A., Comparative Literature, California State University Long Beach
• 1992-1993 Certificate in Guitar Repair and Building, Red Wing Technical College/Southeast Minnesota Technical College, Red Wing, Minnesota

Employment

• 1993-1998 Woodsound Studio, Glen Cove, Maine
  -Building of steel string and classical guitars, repair and restoration of acoustic instruments.
• 1998-2001 Kjell Croce Guitars, Marshall, Michigan
  -Building and repairing stringed instruments. Teaching guitar lessons.
• 2001-Present Elderly Instruments Repair Shop, Lansing, Michigan
  -Repair and restoration of all types of stringed instruments, acoustic and electric.
• 2013-Present Northfield Mandolins, Marshall, Michigan
  -Consultation, mandolin repair, design and building.

Professional Development

• 2006 Taylor Guitars, El Cajon, California. Spent a week working in the repair department learning repair techniques with the Taylor repair staff.
• 2013 Northwoods Guitar Seminar, Big Rapids, Michigan. Classes on various topics related to repair and building of stringed instruments
• 2014 Northfield Mandolins, Qingdao, China. Spent a week in the China Workshop learning the building techniques of the Northfield China staff.

Presentations

• 2015-2017 “Ukulele Care and Maintenance,” Mighty Uke Festival, Lansing, Michigan
• 2017 “Banjo Care and Maintenance,” Midwest Banjo Camp, Olivet, Michigan

Articles

• “Repairing a cracked Gibson adjustable bridge”
  • Guitarmaker, #101, Fall 2017
• “Pickguard cracks-A new twist to a common soundboard repair”
  • American Lutherie, #131, Fall 2017
• “My use of glues in repairing musical instruments”
  • American Lutherie #117, Winter 2014

Exhibitions

• 1993 ASIA Symposium, Amherst, Massachusetts
• 2010 Old Town Guitar Show, Lansing, Michigan

Affiliations/Memberships

• Guild of American Luthiers (GAL)
• Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans (ASIA)

Skills

• All manner of repairs and restorations on Acoustic Instruments (Guitars, Mandolins, Banjos)
  • Fretwork (including refretting), Neck Resets, Dowel Stick Resets, Crack Repair, Finish Touchup and Repair, Replacing Parts (such as Tops, Backs, Bridges and Fingerboards), Making Bone Nut and Saddles, Pickup Installation and Set-ups.
• All manner of repairs and restorations on Electric Instruments (Guitars)
  • Fretwork (including refretting), Crack Repair, Finish Touchup and Repair, Replacing parts (such as Bridges, Tailpieces, Tuners, and Nuts), Pickup Installation and Electronic Troubleshooting, and Set-ups.
• Building Stringed Instruments
  • Acoustic Guitars-Dreadnaught and Smaller Bodied Guitars
  • Electric and Lap Steel Guitars
  • Ukuleles-Soprano and Tenor Ukuleles
  • Mandolins-Octave Mandolins, Arched Top and Flat Top Mandolins