Mickey Sussman has created instruments for a multitude
of world renowned artists.  Here's what some of them have said about Mickey's handiwork:

   "I've never heard so much sound come out of an instrument."
         -- Lou Reed

"This is the most musical instrument I've ever played."
             -- Aspen Pittman, Groove Tubes
  "Your guitars make me sound so good."
                                   -- Roland Cazimero

"I'm sold!"                 
-- Rob Wasserman  
 

Jackson Browne interviewed in Acoustic Guitar February 2006

 
 
 
Other artists that Mickey has had the pleasure      
               of building beautiful instruments for include:

The Brothers
Cazimero
Jackson Browne

Joe Walsh
Taj Mahal

Rob Wasserman
& Bob Weir

Bob Shane
Barry Flanagan

Ray Kane
...and many others!

    

Mickey Sussman: Master Artist
Designated by the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts as a master artist, the maker believes he has a moral and social responsibility to create instruments that stand the test of time and transcend hatred and greed.  With clients worldwide, Sussman has produced over 200 guitars and violins and restored over 400 historical instruments.  Mickey Sussman lives on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i, known for its ancient rainforests and source of the Koa. The timbers are selected by the maker directly from the forest, not the marketplace, and aged for a minimum of fifteen years.


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