Clapton's Guitar: Watching Wayne Henderson Build the Perfect Instrument
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ISBN: 0743266366 / Publisher: Free Press, June 2006
A tour of acoustic guitar craftsmanship as performed by master Wayne Henderson discusses his hand-carving process, the ten-year waiting list to buy his unique instruments, and the rare works of art he has built from a wide range of rare and near-extinct materials. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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New York Times bestselling author Allen St. John started off looking for the world’s greatest guitar, but what he found instead was the world’s greatest guitar builder.Living and working in Rugby, Virginia (population 7), retired rural mail carrier Wayne Henderson is a true American original, making America's finest instruments using little more than a pile of good wood and a sharp whittling knife. There's a 10-year waiting list for Henderson's heirloom acoustic guitars—and even a musical legend like Eric Clapton must wait his turn. Partly out of self-interest, St. John prods Henderson into finally building Clapton's guitar, and soon we get to pull up a dusty stool and watch this Stradivari in glue-stained blue jeans work his magic. The story that ensues will captivate you with its portrait of a world where craftsmanship counts more than commerce, and time is measured by old jokes, old-time music, and homemade lemon pies shared by good friends.
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