For over thirty years, I’ve held a passion for building and playing fine stringed instruments.

Over those decades, I’ve learned to be a student of my work and seeing what works, what makes an instrument sing and what makes it inviting to pick up and play.

For over thirty years, I've held a passion for building and playing fine stringed instruments.



Over those decades, I've learned to be a student of my work and seeing what works, what makes an instrument sing and what makes it inviting to pick up and play.

Who Plays a Hirsch?

I've had the honor of making guitars and mandolins for a wide range of musicians, including Keb' Mo', a multi Grammy award winner who has owned and recorded with four of my instruments and has played at venues that have included repeat performances at the White House.