Clapton's Guitar

Watching Wayne Henderson Build the Perfect Instrument
by St. John, Allen

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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.

Author:: St. John, Allen

ISBN:: 9780743266369
Format:: Paperback
Pages:: 274
Publish Date:: 05/30/2006
Publisher:: Free Pr
Language:: English

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People will go to great lengths to get master craftsman Wayne Henderson to build them an instrument. If you're an award-winning journalist like St. John and you want to expedite the process, you write a book about Henderson that's equal parts travelogue, biography and ode to the old-fashioned trade of making top-notch guitars. Upon learning that Eric Clapton has been on Henderson's waiting list for 10 years, St. John sets out to learn about the little-known man behind the instruments every guitarist knows. He visits Henderson's Virginia home, shadowing the artist while he builds guitars," plays ""old time music"" concerts and doesn't build Clapton's guitar. Along the way", he finds answers to questions such as which is the best wood for guitar making (Brazilian rosewood) and how much the 1939 Martin guitar Clapton played on Unplugged was auctioned for ($700,000). When St. John finally helps cajole Henderson into building two guitars for Clapton (one to be auctioned for charity), Henderson's and St. John's expertise shine through. St. John's descriptions of Henderson choosing wood, making a dovetail neck joint or whittling bracings for the guitar-top are as detailed, refined and playful as the instruments Henderson creates. Photos. Agent, Mark Reiter. (Oct. 12) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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