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A guitar builder’s testament – Ken Hooper with Hooper Guitars

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Even wonder how someone gets into luthiery? In this video, Ken Hooper explains how he got interested in building guitars for bluegrass players, as he shows us around his shop in Elkin, NC.

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John had served as primary author and editor for The Bluegrass Blog from its launch in 2004 until being folded into Bluegrass Today in September of 2011. He continues in that capacity here, managing a strong team of columnists and correspondents.

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