In 1995, Brent McElroy started building his first acoustic guitar. Today he is a full-time luthier who builds exquisite instruments from his West Seattle workshop. In this exclusive mini-documentary, we pay a visit to McElroy to hear how he became a luthier and to chronicle a typical day in his workshop. 
Filmed by Ryan Richter and Jason Verlinde of the Fretboard Journal. Edited by Ryan Richter.
For more information on Brent McElroy’s instruments: mcelroyguitars.com/​ 
The music performed in this video is by Bill Mize and was played on Mize’s own McElroy guitar: billmize.com