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The Master Luthier
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featured songs:
The Alferd Packer Memorial String Band - "Rural Rythm" - Pi (2005)
The Alferd Packer Memorial String Band - "Pi" - Pi (2005)
The Master Luthier
“Two weeks before I moved to Kansas, I couldn't have pointed to it on a map.”
“The factory kind of had a monastic feel to it.”
“At that point, the only way to learn the trade was through an apprenticeship or making pilgrimages to people who were doing it.”
Image: one of the original Stuart Mossman guitars.
Left panel: “This guitar was awarded to the winner of the First National Flat Picking Championship Winfield, Kansas, 1972.”
Note on right: “Restored for 50th Anniversary 2022 – S.C.M.”
Courtesy photo by Steve Mason
At the 2026 Walnut Valley Festival, Steve works on one festivalgoer's guitar. Steve is highly regarded for his craft as a luthier, and musicians depend on his artistic skill to keep their instruments sounding their best.
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