Sean Brandle
Sean is the Director of the Luthier Program at Northampton Community College. He came to NCC from C.F. Martin & Co. where he was the Custom Shop Lead Inlay and Design Artisan, responsible for designing and inlaying custom limited edition guitars. While working in the Custom Shop, Sean introduced Martin Guitar to a technique called "sand shading," a marquetry technique of darkening wood veneer by burning it in hot sand. Sean was also responsible for inlaying guitars for artists such as; Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, David Crosby and John Mayer.
Sean joined the NCC team in 2018. Besides his daily directorial responsibilities, Sean also teaches inlay, hand-carving guitar necks, and audio production.