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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:20 pm 
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Later this month I will be going through Phoenix and may or may not have an afternoon to myself. Are there any luthier type things I should try to seek out while I’m there?

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:37 pm 
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Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery is in Pheonix. I did a tour about 7 years ago.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:40 pm 
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Is that something you can do in an afternoon? Is it something you need to arrange ahead of time?

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I believe Kostal Guitars is nearby-may be able to sneak a visit in with him. https://kostalguitars.com/



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 16, 2022 8:44 am 
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The Musical Instrument Museum is a must. They appear to be very accommodating to luthiers that want to get a closer look at something, particularly if they have advance notice.

Some years ago I met one of the people that put that collection together while I was meeting with Darcy Kuronen, then the curator of the musical instrument collection at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and the author of the book Dangerous Curves: The Art of the Guitar. She was Darcy's assistant at that time. The MIM job was apparently her first job out of college, and the assignment was something like, "Here's a zillion dollars. Put together a large collection of significant musical instruments. You got nine months. Go."

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 16, 2022 9:58 am 
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I second the recommendation on the Musical Instrument Museum. It is AMAZING.


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2022 7:29 am 
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I wish I had known about the Musical Instrument Museum last time I was in Phoenix. Other than a taxi driver trying to scam me, I didn’t find anything of interest when there.


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Personally, I enjoyed the fine art at the Heard Museum, the cacti & succulents of the Desert Botanical Gardens, the archeological exhibits (inside & outside) of Pueblo Grande Museum, and I hiked the peaks at Papago Park. If you're into aircraft, the Combat Air Museum is in Mesa - just a short drive from Phoenix.

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