One of the novelties of the 2018 edition of the Holy Grail Guitar Show was the presentation by the Finnish luthier Juha Ruokangas of a new guitar model, the Emma Maria archtop, named after his wife. Here is an interview to know everything about what led this luthier to develop this new instrument in a category he never worked on before.

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Juha Ruokangas interview - Emma Maria archtop

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Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar!

Pierre Journel.