US Academy Colorado EN – Hub of Acoustics

Artist. Scientist. Luthier.
Michael Bashkin combines aesthetic sensibility with deep knowledge of wood. 

After graduate studies at Colorado State University and postgraduate research at Duke University, he founded Bashkin Guitars in 1998 in Fort Collins. 

His mentorship under masters such as Ervin Somogyi and Harry Fleishman is reflected in instruments that balance function, harmony, and innovation. 

Since 2017 he has hosted the podcast “Luthier on Luthier.”