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Duffy’s remarkable photographs take up roughly half of the book, interspersed with detailed storytelling from Van Buren, snippets of conversation between Duffy and Vines and prophetic-sounding soliloquies from the veteran luthier. Ted Scheinman, Smithsonian Magazine, "The Remarkable Life and Work of Guitar Maker Freeman Vines," 1 Sep. 2020

But throughout his career, Robinson has also used instruments made by boutique luthiers. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, "The story behind The Black Crowes’ Alabama-made guitar," 31 Oct. 2013

The guitar Prince plays in this climactic scene was custom-made for him by a luthier at a Minneapolis music shop called Knut-Koupee Enterprises. Amanda Petrusich, Smithsonian, "Here’s the Guitar That Prince Revolutionized Music With in ‘Purple Rain’," 19 Sep. 2019

Tangled String Studios Lowe Mill 2211 Seminole Drive 256-797-1382 12 - 5 p.m. Free to visit, guitars around $3,000 and up Not every city is home to a world-class luthier. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, "The ultimate Huntsville weekend: 30 local must-do’s," 27 Sep. 2019

Musicians, luthiers, and scientists have tried for decades to figure out what gives a Strad its beautiful sound, yet no one has ever quite replicated it. Chuck Squatriglia, Popular Science, "Inside the extraordinary experiment to save the Stradivarius sound," 10 Jan. 2020

My uncle Ron Fletcher, a luthier, got up from a workbench at his home, in Lower Manhattan, and looked south out a window, down Lispenard Street. Caroline Lester, The New Yorker, "The Continuing Legacy of 9/11," 11 Sep. 2019

The organization has a few special-interest groups such as women woodworkers, toy makers and luthiers. San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association branching out," 2 Sep. 2019

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