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Men In The Arts

Jamming on Guitar Design with Bill Paukert In Our Men In Arts Series

“…Geometry is a cricital thing.  I use it every single day in everything I do with guitars.  It kind of forces me to think back to when I was in school and actually use all the formulas that we were learning.”

 

Bill Paukert

Meet this super cool NERD who started his design career in toy design and found his way back to his passion of music.  Bill Paukert, of Unified Guitar Works, wasn’t the kid who knew what he wanted to be and didn’t even know about design as a child.  It was through his studies at art college that … READ MORE

Men In The Arts

How Hinkle Ukulele Turned from a Passion Into A Successful Artisan Business

Raising Nerd’s Men In The Arts Revisits
The Art of Music with Musician and Ukulele Maker, Larry Hinkle

 

 


“I had no idea that I would be making ukuleles and playing today! It still seems a bit fantastical.”


Hinkle Ukulele

When we did our Nerd Profile of Larry Hinkle, founder of Hinkle Ukulele, back in October 2016, we described him as “a musician, woodworking craftsman, and entrepreneur.” Larry’s broad expertise in music, woodcraft and design makes him a perfect fit for our Raising Nerd celebration of Men in the Arts! So, we went back to him to not READ MORE