I became a guitar-maker partly because I was good with my hands and a bit of a loner but like almost every maker, I was in love with the guitar. That is what really decides it for you. Again, I am perhaps in the majority in that I began to play and then got interested in building. In my case I became aware very quickly that I would never become anything as a player but just couldn’t stay away from the guitar. So, what else can you do if you play but will never be great? Well, if you love the guitar, want to be involved in your community and have a talent for organising, you could start a guitar festival or get involved in one that is already functioning. Let me explain where this thought comes from:
I read this post recently even though it was published some time ago and it really struck a chord. I know a few guitarists who organize festivals in order to get more concerts for themselves by offering other festival directors concerts in turn. As Alvaro Mendizabal hints in the post this only serves to increase the mediocrity of these affairs and guitar concerts in general. I will reccommend that you read the above post in Classical Guitar Review as he makes the case very convincingly. I can also leave you with two very successful festivals organized by guitarists who are very clear where their talents lie.