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Dart Instruments ~
David
L. Dart ~ Luthier ~ Since 1966
Specializing
in Hawaiian Steel Guitars and Mandolin Family Instruments
David
Dart is a luthier and musician originally from Claremont,
California. He currently lives
in Navarro, a small hamlet in Northern, rural California. David grew up
in a musical family, but is mostly self taught as a luthier. Dave got
his start as a teenager doing repair work in Charles Chase's Folk Music
Center in Claremont, Ca. His first instrument was a Dulcimer he created
at age 14. David has made a wide variety of musical instruments
including Guitars, Acoustic Basses, Renaissance
style
reproductions and Middle Eastern
style instruments.
Dave
has
recently finished another Ben
Harper Model Bowl Back Steel Guitar similar to the
ones he
has made
for Ben Harper, (right) and is currently finishing a dreadnought guitar, made
from cocobolo wood, (below)
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Dart Instruments, 520 Hwy 128, Philo, California 95466 USA
phone: (707) 895-2493 Pacific Standard Time zone
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