I call everybody who purchases my guitars when they send in their warranty cards and answer any questions; and ask a few questions.

I won’t try to quote them but will provide a quotation from a note included with the card returned by new customer Alain Rohan of St. Paul, MN.

“Please find my owner registration enclosed with this letter. I have just purchased one of your archtops from Gruhn Guitars in Nashville. I bought the guitar based purely on the description (of its sound) by Mr. Andrew Smith at the store, and on the photos available at the Gruhn Guitar website.

I like the guitar a great deal and intend to keep it. It has fine sound and the slim neck fits my fairly small hands. The wood seems to have been carved very delicately, something which I always consider masterful and which often imparts the best sound to such archtop guitars.

I have collected a number of guitars over the years, and consider myself fairly knowledgeable in the area. I have been playing guitar for nearly four decades. Your guitar, my latest acquisition, is certainly something special, and a mark of someone who puts considerable 'soul' in his work.”

One week after launching my website, I recieved this message from Bob Belmont of South Carolina...

"I am the owner of Guitar # 130003 purchased @ Gruhns April of 05 and am very pleased with the guitar it not only looks great but feels right and has a wonderful sound I have played it on many gigs since its purchase and get comments from listeners about its looks and sound.

I am very pleased that you have a website now and are going to be @ the Montreal guitar show. (unfortunately, I cannot attend the show) I would like to discuss with you about building me another guitar w / a mounted pickup?"

Unfortunately I can’t be at any of the US guitar shows because since 9/11 I have been refused entry because of a $100 fine that I received in 1976 for simple possession of pot. I am working on a waiver.