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Greetings,
I'm Stephen Marchione and I welcome you to my
web page.
I'd like to share with you my current work, as well as various stringed instruments that I've built since becoming a full time luthier in 1990. My art is displayed in both photo and video format, and I am honored to also feature the beautiful music of my friends and clients.
After all, it's about the music, and my promise to you is to consistently build guitars and violins that are seductive, transparent, and perpetually enticing.
My passion for instruments is broad, which is why I offer such a wide variety of guitars and violins. I craft Classical, Flamenco, and Archtop guitars in 15", 16", 17" and 18" sizes. I build Carve Top, Neck Through the Body and Vintage Tremolo Electric guitars. I also make violins on the Stradivari and Guarnieri patterns.
More recently, my passion for guitar making has led me to build Fretless Bass guitars and Semi-Hollow Body electric guitars. I even have a unique Baritone Archtop guitar that is now available.
As a guitarist I play Jazz, Blues, Spanish and Italian Classical repertoires and I am passionate about Flamenco. Therefore, I understand your needs as a player and believe this gives me great insight into the qualities that great instruments possess; calling you to express yourself at the highest possible level.
I not only construct all of the instruments I sell, but all of the guitar models I make are my original designs. I also create models for companies that strive for the highest quality of commercial design, constructing and drawing full-size instrument blue prints with all measurements specified to .001". I further offer full prototype development from these drawings. If I can be of service to you please call me on my direct studio line
(713) 522-7221.
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Client List:
Mark Whitfield
Mike Moreno
Paul Simon
Faton Macula ( Marc Anthony, Luis Miguel)
Paul Kogut
John Abercrombie
Mark Knopfler
Mel Torme`
Vernon Reid ( Living Colour)
Georg Wadenius ( Steely Dan)
Wayne Krantz ( Steely Dan)
Leni Stern ( Mike Stern)
Ray Gomez ( Stanley Clark)
Ira Siegel ( George Benson, Jewel, Bette Midler)
JK ( Herbie Hancock)
Mark Stewart ( Paul Simon, Bang on a Can)
Kevin Kuhn ( The Lion King)
Kenny Brescia ( Rent)
Jorge Alfano
Amit Chaterjee ( Joe Zawinul)
Jeff Southworth ( Hall and Oates)
Andy Bassford ( Toots and the Maytals)
Jay Azzolina ( Spyro Gyra, John Patitucci)
Paige Hamilton ( Helmet)
Ed DeGenaro
Bob Gore
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