What guitar does John Williams use?
Greg Smallman guitars
Williams mostly uses Greg Smallman guitars, after using Spanish Fleta during the 1970s.
Who makes John Williams guitars?
Since early in the 1980s John has used custom made guitars by Australian luthier Greg Smallman. Smallman guitars are much in demand and I believe there is a long waiting list to obtain one. John chooses these because of their excellent treble response.
Does John Williams guitarist still perform?
And although he announced a retirement from touring a few years ago, he’s now 76 and still plays every day. “But I love doing it so it’s not a problem,” he says. He still loves the sound of the nylon-string guitar. “The sound itself is magic of the guitar,” Williams says.
Who are some famous guitarists that play with Greg Smallman?
The world-renowned classical guitarists John Williams, Milos Karadaglic, Xuefei Yang and many others use Greg Smallman guitars. In 1999 the Greg Smallman label changed to Greg Smallman & Sons Damon & Kym.
What kind of wood does Greg Smallman use?
The top of Smallman guitars is braced using a “lattice” framework composed of balsa wood and carbon fibre. By contrast, traditional classical guitars use struts made of cedar or spruce arranged in a “fan” shape. The world-renowned classical guitarists John Williams, Milos Karadaglic, Xuefei Yang and many others use Greg Smallman guitars.
What kind of strut does Greg Smallman use?
By contrast, traditional classical guitars use struts made of cedar or spruce arranged in a “fan” shape. The world-renowned classical guitarists John Williams, Milos Karadaglic, Xuefei Yang and many others use Greg Smallman guitars. In 1999 the Greg Smallman label changed to Greg Smallman & Sons Damon & Kym.
Where does Greg Smallman Damon and Kym live?
In 1999 the Greg Smallman label changed to Greg Smallman & Sons Damon & Kym. Based for many years in Glen Innes, New South Wales, in 2002 the Smallmans briefly relocated to the Mornington Peninsula outside Melbourne. The Greg Smallman and Sons workshop is now located near Esperance, Western Australia.