Green Guitars
Reporter Mary Ambose profiles environmentally-conscious guitar maker Linda Manzer. Manzer’s guitars, played by artists such as Pat Metheny and Bruce Cockburn, forgoes the ivory and rainforest wood found in many high-quality guitars for cow bone and driftwood, or wood from windfalls or sustainably harvested trees.
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