At the Heart Is The Guitar – Documentary on luthier Stephan Connor

ByBradford Werner
2012

A short documentary on luthier Stephan Connor. I used to play a Connor and they are great ‘big’ sounding guitars. Based out of Boston he is one of the great builders of the day with many, many pros playing his instruments.

This is my first work with film, and my first short documentary. It debuted at the Woods Hole Film Festival in 2010. “At the Heart Is The Guitar,” explores the beautiful process of creating a hand made instrument. The film features the life and work of world renowned luthier and all around nice guy Steve Connor. Steve lives and works in Cape Cod, and builds classical guitars for clients such as Eliot Fisk, Zaira Meneses, Angel Romero, Dale Kavanagh & Thomas Kirchhoff of Amadeus duo, and the list goes on. This film gives viewers a chance to see a timeless and fascinating process that few ever witness.
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Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.