[ psychology ]

Why does a luthier write an article about psychology? Actually it is not just one article, but four. They were published in Classical Guitar Magazine and the Journal of the European Guitar Teachers Association.

Some of the issues for both players and makers overlap. For example luthiers, like musicians sometimes find themselves in front of an audience. They need to learn about performing. This involves learning to cope with fear.

In any artistic profession you have to develop mental skills like developing imagination and learning to deal with rejection.