La Conner strikes a chord with artisan guitar crafters
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May 17, 2017
GUITAR BUILDER – La Conner's Brent McElroy, a well-known luthier, and his wife Shirley Makela were the organizers behind the well-attended La Conner Guitar Festival held over the weekend. – Photo by Don Coyote
Which of the following is the correct definition of the word “luthier?”
a) A member of a religious movement from the Reforma-tion?
b) A person who lends money?
c) One who makes stringed instruments, such as guitars?
If you guessed “c,” congratu-lations. You already knew the meaning of the new vocab word that the entire town of La Conner learned this past weekend, when the town played host to the first, and soon-to-be-annual, La Conner Guitar Festival.
The festival, which ran from Friday to Sunday, saw world-renowned luthiers from across both the United States and Canada gather in La...
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