Podcast 286: David Murray of Dehradun Guitar Company
The Fretboard Journal Guitar Podcast - A podcast by The Fretboard Journal
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For the last decade, luthier David Murray helmed an audacious project: Teaching the craft of guitarmaking to young Tibetan refugees in foothills of the Himalayas. It was one of the least hospitable places imaginable for a woodworking business (from both a climate and political perspective), but somehow the Dehradun Guitar Company steadily produced about one custom acoustic guitar a week. As David says goodbye to this chapter of his life, we wanted to bring him on the podcast to hear what transpired.