Klein acoustic guitars

[murrmac123]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Caldwell

At the festival, I had the chance to examine one of Steve's guitars under construction with the back off and had a brief conversation with him and with Steve Kaufmann. At that point, Kaufmann was building the bodies and Klein was building the necks, finishing, and setup IIRC.

Just out of curiosity, this surely isn't the Steve Kaufman, three times Winfield Flatpicking champion, is it? Would it by any chance be the only other Steve Kaufman with whom I am familiar, the man who invented and manufactured the Quick-Draw capo ? Or is it a different Steve Kaufman altogether ?

[Larry Pattis]

Kaufman the flat-pick guitarist is no-relation to the builder you are referring to...