Herb David
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Herb David is the owner of the Herb David Guitar Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan
which opened on April 1962. Over the years, Herb has worked on hundreds of instruments, including the instruments of Eric Clapton
, John Lennon
, Bob Seger
and many more http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_us.php. In addition, he is also well respected for his craftsmanship of guitars, banjos, mandolins and other stringed instruments. Outside of the studio, he enjoys physical fitness, playing music, art, traveling to distant lands and learning about how music contributes to the mysteries of life http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2008/07/my_business_herb_david_guitar.html. He currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan with his wife and dogs.
Herb David was born and raised on Chicago’s southwest side – on Kedzie/Maxwell Street – in 1931. His family was poor, but close. The neighborhood was mixed in every way. It was there where he learned to respect all people and what skills were needed to put food on the table http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_herb.php. His mother sold yard goods at a Goldblatt's
Department Store. He never saw or knew of his father.
At the age of nine, Herb David's interest in music took off after visiting his cousin who played the trumpet. He was so mesmerized by what he was hearing. Music was everywhere during that time on Maxwell Street, but Herb's family could not afford to buy an instrument of his own. Therefore, Herb earned money to help support his family by delivering magazines while saving any extra money to purchase a trumpet. During junior high and high school, he played in school bands and in a jazz combo. He eventually got into gymnastics which resulted in a gymnastic scholarship to Michigan State University
http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_herb.php.
Military Years
Herb David was drafted into the Army during the Korean War
. While serving, he played trumpet in the Army Band at Fort Gordon, Georgia. He transferred to Ft. Knox when the band was sent overseas. The Army discovered he had been a grad student doing research on topics of space exploration http://michigandaily.com/print/46969. He was then assigned to the Army Medical Research Lab as a research psychologist where he was allowed to live off post in Louisville, Kentucky. While there, he played trumpet and French horn with the Louisville Philharmonic (first chair), learned about the guitar and took guitar lessons http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_herb.php.
Post-Military
After the Army, Herb moved to Ann Arbor, MI, and went back to school to work on his PhD at the University of Michigan
and Wayne State University
http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_herb.php. During this time, he took guitar lessons with Glendon Hilge who owned a guitar store and made guitars in the 1930’s. His interests eventually transferred toward playing the lute. In his search for one, he met a shoemaker by the name of Sarkus Varjebedian. Sarkus made instruments and did marquetry in wood and pearl in the back of his shoe repair shop in Detroit, Michigan
in the tradition of many hundreds of years passed down to him through his family http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_herb.php. Sarkus shared his wealth of knowledge with Herb and taught him how to build and repair instruments.
Herb's business took flight teaching guitar out of his home. Realizing he needed a larger space to teach all of his students, he decided to rent a small room in the basement of what was a bookstore on South State Street http://michigandaily.com/print/46969. In April 1962, this small room became the first home of Herb David Guitar Studio. Following the advice of a great friend, Herb left the research lab at Ford Hospital and pursued the Herb David Guitar Studio full-time .
Today
The Herb David Guitar Studio has become a musical landmark in southeastern Michigan http://michigandaily.com/print/46969. The studio provides retail services for Fender, Martin, Taylor, Seagull, Vox and many more. What’s more, the studio provides repair services for all stringed instruments, electronics, as well as the warranty center for all instruments sold. The studio also provides one-on-one music lessons for guitar (electric, acoustic, classical, flamenco and bass), banjo, piano, voice, mandolin, harmonica, ukulele, and percussion http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_us.php. As of 2008, the studio expanded its business operation by developing a website http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com where customers can purchase retail items, get information about lessons, repairs and upcoming events and learn more about the studio.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
which opened on April 1962. Over the years, Herb has worked on hundreds of instruments, including the instruments of Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
, John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
, Bob Seger
Bob Seger
Robert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s...
and many more http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_us.php. In addition, he is also well respected for his craftsmanship of guitars, banjos, mandolins and other stringed instruments. Outside of the studio, he enjoys physical fitness, playing music, art, traveling to distant lands and learning about how music contributes to the mysteries of life http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2008/07/my_business_herb_david_guitar.html. He currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan with his wife and dogs.
Life
Early YearsHerb David was born and raised on Chicago’s southwest side – on Kedzie/Maxwell Street – in 1931. His family was poor, but close. The neighborhood was mixed in every way. It was there where he learned to respect all people and what skills were needed to put food on the table http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_herb.php. His mother sold yard goods at a Goldblatt's
Goldblatt's
Goldblatt's was a chain of local discount stores that operated in Chicago, Illinois as well as Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. Founded in 1914, the chain grew to more than twenty stores at its peak, gradually closing its stores in the 1990s and selling others to Ames before finally closing...
Department Store. He never saw or knew of his father.
At the age of nine, Herb David's interest in music took off after visiting his cousin who played the trumpet. He was so mesmerized by what he was hearing. Music was everywhere during that time on Maxwell Street, but Herb's family could not afford to buy an instrument of his own. Therefore, Herb earned money to help support his family by delivering magazines while saving any extra money to purchase a trumpet. During junior high and high school, he played in school bands and in a jazz combo. He eventually got into gymnastics which resulted in a gymnastic scholarship to Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_herb.php.
Military Years
Herb David was drafted into the Army during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. While serving, he played trumpet in the Army Band at Fort Gordon, Georgia. He transferred to Ft. Knox when the band was sent overseas. The Army discovered he had been a grad student doing research on topics of space exploration http://michigandaily.com/print/46969. He was then assigned to the Army Medical Research Lab as a research psychologist where he was allowed to live off post in Louisville, Kentucky. While there, he played trumpet and French horn with the Louisville Philharmonic (first chair), learned about the guitar and took guitar lessons http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_herb.php.
Post-Military
After the Army, Herb moved to Ann Arbor, MI, and went back to school to work on his PhD at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
and Wayne State University
Wayne State University
Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...
http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_herb.php. During this time, he took guitar lessons with Glendon Hilge who owned a guitar store and made guitars in the 1930’s. His interests eventually transferred toward playing the lute. In his search for one, he met a shoemaker by the name of Sarkus Varjebedian. Sarkus made instruments and did marquetry in wood and pearl in the back of his shoe repair shop in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
in the tradition of many hundreds of years passed down to him through his family http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_herb.php. Sarkus shared his wealth of knowledge with Herb and taught him how to build and repair instruments.
The Herb David Guitar Studio
The OriginHerb's business took flight teaching guitar out of his home. Realizing he needed a larger space to teach all of his students, he decided to rent a small room in the basement of what was a bookstore on South State Street http://michigandaily.com/print/46969. In April 1962, this small room became the first home of Herb David Guitar Studio. Following the advice of a great friend, Herb left the research lab at Ford Hospital and pursued the Herb David Guitar Studio full-time .
Today
The Herb David Guitar Studio has become a musical landmark in southeastern Michigan http://michigandaily.com/print/46969. The studio provides retail services for Fender, Martin, Taylor, Seagull, Vox and many more. What’s more, the studio provides repair services for all stringed instruments, electronics, as well as the warranty center for all instruments sold. The studio also provides one-on-one music lessons for guitar (electric, acoustic, classical, flamenco and bass), banjo, piano, voice, mandolin, harmonica, ukulele, and percussion http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_us.php. As of 2008, the studio expanded its business operation by developing a website http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com where customers can purchase retail items, get information about lessons, repairs and upcoming events and learn more about the studio.
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- Marc O'Connor
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- ...and many others http://www.herbdavidguitarstudio.com/catalog/about_us.php