"What should I mention first: the perfect shape of the neck that makes playing so easy, or the wonderful sound of the instrument that fills even large rooms without any amplification, the incredible craftsmanship with so much love for detail? This is my dream guitar! The Ryan guitar is really special. I played so many guitars and always got back to the Ryan. It is hard to describe how great they are, you should try one. The sound is great and it is absolutely easy to play. It is the best guitar I ever played in my life. I have two Ryans, one cedar/rosewood and one koa/spruce, and I have also 20 other guitars that I never"

 The first time I heard Peter Finger, about 12 years ago, completely transformed what I thought the guitar could do. I was no stranger to sophisticated guitar music but Peter’s music just opened a whole new world of technique and melody. I remember sitting in the audience waiting for Peter to begin playing. I thought I had already heard the world’s greatest guitarists and certainly was not expecting to find another that night. But Peter’s music that evening captured me from the first few notes and will haunt me with it’s beauty and passion for the rest of my life. When Peter starting playing, my musical world became simply bigger and more expansive. He is one of the few indispensables for me. 

As much as I like Peter’s brilliance as a musician and composer, I have learned to greatly admire and respect him as a person over all these years. In all my years being in the music business in one way or another I have met some wonderful folks. But Peter’s friendship with us has become one of the true treasures to Barb and me, both professionally and personally. Peter is one of the classiest and most generous souls I know. It is a thrill of course to build instruments for one of the world’s all-time greats. But it is even more of an honor to call him my friend.