My Influences - Makers & Players

There are many makers and players I admire that influence the sound and playability characteristics I aim for with each Paul Chambers guitar.,

Steel String

Martin - pre-war OMs & OOs, as played by Crosby, Stills & Young
Nick Kukich's Franklin OM guitars - as used by John Renbourn & Stefan Grossman
Stefan Sobell - as played by Martin Simpson
Jeff Traugott - also played by Martin Simpson
Ralph Bown - used by Clive Carroll/John Renbourn
Ervin Somogyi - played by Martin Simpson, Alex de Grassi, Michael Hedges
Jim Olson - famously played by James Taylor & Phil Keaggy
Bill Kelday - used by Tony McManus
Kevin Ryan - played by Pierre Bensusan
Kim Walker - particularly pre-war OOs, OOOs, OMs & Small Jumbos

Antonio de Torres, Santos Hernandez - played by Stefano Grondona
Hermann Hauser I - Segovia's 1937 model
Ignacio Fleta - played by John Williams
Daniel Friedrich - played by Julian Bream, and contributor of invaluable research into acoustics and mechanical models of the guitar
Thomas Humphrey's - Noted for his Millennium guitar
Jose Ramanillos - played by Julian Bream
Paul Fischer -
Gary Southwell - In particular Southwell's A Series as used by David Starobin, Tom Kerstens & Scott Tenant
Mathias Damman's Nomex Double Top
Greg Smallman - as used by John Williams & noted for his lattice braced soundboards