From the Army to Corporate Exec to Master Guitar Maker | Jason Kostal

Life With Strings Attached

Having served for more than a decade in the Army, received an MBA and worked as an executive in a Fortune 500 company, Jason Kostal was already highly accomplished when he came to guitar building – and it’s now yet another area in his life where he’s achieved excellence.

Bringing such a varied experience into his work gives Jason a uniquely informed perspective on running a business, being the best you can be and ensuring your vision becomes a reality. We talk about all this and more in this week’s episode of Life With Strings Attached, as well as Jason’s time studying under Kent Everett, the Roberto-Venn school of luthiery and Ervin Somogyi.

And of course, we also talk about how Jason builds some of the finest guitars out there today.

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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Moving, travel and the Cremona Guitar Show (00:02:08)

3. European guitar making schools vs North American schools (00:13:01)

4. Sharing the knowledge and the apprentice-teacher dynamic (00:17:13)

5. A word from our sponsor (00:30:56)

6. Stealing, inspiration and giving credit in the internet age (00:31:23)

7. Collecting (00:51:40)

8. Join us on Patreon (01:04:48)

9. Firearms (01:05:33)

10. The true value proposition (01:14:49)