Mark Franzke is a Kansas luthier. A former Senior Artist for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, MO, he creates fine hand-crafted mandolins, banjos and guitars. In this video he describes his journey to become a maker of musical instruments and the philosophy behind his work process. You can visit his website, Franzke String Instruments here: Franzke String Instruments and his blog here: Franzke String Instruments blog. Music copyright is owned by Mark Franzke.
Photographed by Ken Ridgeway, I produced, directed and edited.
Playing a New Tune - Mark Franzke Artist Profile from Liz Boyer on Vimeo.
