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IN CLOSING . . .

Of course, the material presented above represents no more than a third of my conversation with Tim. I may have a chance to share more of the discussion later, but I'd like to take the last bit of space in this column to tell you about the Guild of American Luthiers itself.

It costs $10 to join the organization, and all members receive the Guild Quarterly magazine . . . which contains how-to construction and repair articles along with news on the luthier scene around the country, advertisements (they can be taken out by members for half price, and the classifieds are free), and some intriguing "et cetera".

Guild memberships are figured by the calendar year, too. In other words, when you join you get to choose whether your membership will start at the beginning of the year in progress or at the onset of the next one.

There's also an annual Guild convention, an affair which has been growing steadily: Last year's took place at Boston University and included 88 exhibitors, over 150 handmade instruments, and some 450 people. The 1980 convention will be held July 18-20 in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco . . . and it should be a very worthwhile gathering.

All in all, the Guild is just about a must-join organization for anyone who makes — or is even interested in crafting — stringed instruments. You can write the organization, either to join or (with a self-addressed, stamped envelope and a dollar to reimburse the staffers for their time) for information. Just address any such mail to: Guild of American Luthiers, 8222 South Park, Tacoma, Washington 98408.

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