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Great minds must think alike for both of us were typing the same things at the same time!

Originally Posted by rogthefrog

Begun by Kasha and Schneider, then broadly shown to be bunk, but it still inspired a few builders like Steve Klein, Boaz Elkayam, Steve Kauffman, Tom Bills, and a few others. Klein is back to building, btw. The post-Kasha "school" has led to a very distinctive sound, and some of the very best guitars I have heard and played.

As someone mentioned, Somogyi has been a fount of knowledge, inspiration and training for some of the very best builders around--Beauregard, Gaffney, Buendia, Kostal, Kraut, Matsuda, Ebata, Fredell.

A bunch of very talented builders have been associated with the Santa Cruz / SCGC crowd.

We're very lucky up here in the SF Bay Area. There's more talented luthiers than you can shake a stick at.