It’s our first birthday! If you’ve been listening since the beginning, you remember "My First Guitar," where we heard stories from some incredible players. Now we bring you the luthier edition, with 15 outstanding makers reflecting on what they learned from and loved about building their first guitars.  The Acoustic Guitar Podcast is a listener-supported show: Join our community on PatreonMake a one-time donation on PayPalAdditional Resources: Learn more about the luthiers who generously shared their stories in this episode: Bob Benedetto; Dana Bourgeois; Leo Buendia; Monica Esparza; Jayne Henderson; Kenny Hill; Isaac Jang; Joshia de Jonge; William "Grit" Laskin; Linda Manzer; Raymond Morin; Steve Nall; Shelley Park; Rachel Rosenkrantz; Erich Solomon.Scroll through the gallery of first guitar photos.Explore our library of stories on guitarmakers and guitarmaking.The Acoustic Guitar Podcast theme music is composed by Adam Perlmutter and performed for this episode by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. This episode is hosted by Nick Grizzle, produced by Tanya Gonzalez, and directed and edited by Joey Lusterman. Executive producers are Lyzy Lusterman and Stephanie Campos Dal Broi. The Acoustic Guitar Podcast is produced by the team at Acoustic Guitar magazine, including: Publisher: Lyzy LustermanEditorial Director: Adam PerlmutterManaging Editor: Kevin OwensCreative Director: Joey LustermanDigital Content Director: Stephanie Campos Dal BroiDigital Content Manager: Nick GrizzleMarketing Services Manager: Tanya GonzalezSpecial thanks to our listeners who support the show on Patreon. Support the show