May 25, 2004
Lawrence guitar craftsman Dave Wendler makes dozens of guitars a
year as well as makes repairs, as on the Fender shown above.
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The Prodigal Artisan: Guitar craftsman returns to Lawrence to run self-made business
Depending on one's perspective, Branson, Mo., can either be a country music paradise or a barren wasteland. For guitar craftsmen Dave Wendler, it turned out to be more of the latter. "All those guys that work those theaters down there think they're all rock and roll stars - they want to get their gear for nothing," Wendler said. "I didn't sell three guitars there in the three and a half years we were there."
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