{"id":250178,"date":"2025-04-26T18:28:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T16:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biafax.it\/?page_id=250178"},"modified":"2026-07-26T23:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T21:07:31","slug":"chi-sono","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biafax.it\/en\/who-i-am\/","title":{"rendered":"From the desk to the workbench"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/biafax.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ResizerImage800X600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-250179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biafax.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ResizerImage800X600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/biafax.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ResizerImage800X600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biafax.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ResizerImage800X600-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Mimmo Biafax \u2013 self-taught enthusiast of electric violin making<\/strong><br>Between strings, wood and pixels, every guitar is a new adventure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My name is <strong>Mimmo Biafax<\/strong>, born in 1962 and, after forty years spent as an employee, I rediscovered a passion that ignited something new in my life: electric lutherie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have no carpentry studies or experience as a craftsman. I started from scratch, driven only by the desire to build something with my own hands \u2014 and by the eternal charm of the electric guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Armed with hobby tools, patience and lots of YouTube videos (with particular inspiration from Noe Hervas and other web masters), I transformed a corner of my garage into a small laboratory.<br>Here I made my first instruments, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a <strong>Stratocaster \u201cnegative\u201d<\/strong> in mahogany with maple fingerboard,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a <strong>PRS style<\/strong> with flamed maple top and a long battle with epoxy resin,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a <strong>semi-acoustic ES-339 style<\/strong>, with a top decorated in antique gold leaf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like to think in a personal way: I do not chase industrial perfection, nor do I copy the big brands to the letter. I prefer to interpret, experiment, look for original solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My tools were not born perfect \u2014 every inch gained was sweated out. But because of this, every mistake, every failed attempt, every success has taught me something that I can now share with those who want to embark on this journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This site, my ebooks and my projects were born with a simple purpose:<br><strong>demonstrate that anyone, with the right passion and the desire to learn, can build their own electric guitar.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I could do it, you can do it too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to my world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to find out how to start building your first electric guitar? Download my free ebook now!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Mimmo Biafax, born in 1962, and after forty years spent as an employee, I rediscovered a passion that ignited something new in my life: electric lutherie. I have no background in carpentry studies or artisan experience. I started from scratch, driven only by the desire to build something with my own hands \u2014 &#8230; <a title=\"From the desk to the workbench\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/biafax.it\/en\/who-i-am\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about From the Desk to the Workbench\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-250178","page","type-page","status-publish"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7vwa6-1358","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":277476,"url":"https:\/\/biafax.it\/en\/ebook-confirmed\/","url_meta":{"origin":250178,"position":0},"title":"Ebook confirmed","author":"Mimmo","date":"16 May 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Thank you for subscribing to Biafax! 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