• 2004 Gary Southwell Hauser copy
• 1982 Masaru Kohno Professional Model
• 1982 John Rollins 13 course Baroque lute

FOTI LYCOURIDIS
Foti Lycouridis was born in Egypt of Greek parents and grew up in Athens, Greece. In 1981 he came to the United States to study music.

Foti holds a Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance and a Master of Music in Music Theory, both from University of Portland.

He has studied guitar with Jeffrey Ashton and Evangelos Asimakolpoulos, theory and analysis with composer Tomas Svoboda, and he also performs on the 13-course Baroque lute.

He has transcribed piano music of Cimarosa, Mompou and Cage for 2 guitars. In addition to performance, Foti has a strong interest in guitar construction and is working towards completing his first handmade guitar under the guidance of Portland luthier Mike Doolin.