Donna LoPrinzi is Augustino's youngest of three children.  She is married and has one child, a daughter.

From an early age she watched her father build guitars with complete admiration. When old enough, she was allowed to work in the shop after school and during summer breaks for spending money. When she got in trouble, she had to work in the shop as punishment--as did Augie's other two children.

Over the years, Donna developed a love and appreciation for guitar building and began asking her father to let her apprentice. Finally, after five years of pleading with him, Donna was finally permitted to begin her luthier apprenticeship.

In Augie's defense, he had been through similar apprenticeships with he older son and daughter, neither proved to have the real interest in guitar building and went onto other careers.  Augustino wanted to make sure Donna had the desire and interest before he invested his time and effort in teaching.

After six years of apprenticeship, Donna had become a luthier in her own right. Donna has been building guitars and ukuleles for more than 30 years. Augustino says that he has had many apprentices over the years, some very good, but never has he had anyone that was so eager to learn every aspect of guitar making and learn so quickly.
"It has given me such pleasure to work with Donna because we share the same love for the instrument," Augie smiles.