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Jo\\xe3o Cassias makes electric, acoustic, and archtop guitars out of his three-person shop in S\\xe3o Paulo, Brazil.\\xa0For Episode 62 of the podcast, Jo\\xe3o tells us how he got bit by the luthierie bug and about his early guitar studies in S\\xe3o Paulo.\\xa0He recounts how, with the support of his family, he was able to come to the US to attend the Galloup school and spend time at Ervin Somogyi and Tom Ribbecke\\u2019s shops.\\xa0Jo\\xe3o shares stories and lessons from each of those experiences and tells us why the archtop guitar is his favorite.
This episode is sponsored by Acoustic Coffee Company, Allied Lutherie\\xa0and\\xa0Dream Guitars.
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