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"I had been keeping my eye out for a 12-string for some time, and after I played a Fraulini twelve-string, I stopped looking. Todd's guitars sound fantastic for the prewar blues styles. This guy saved me a fortune! I'll never need another twelve-string!" |
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"I wasn't looking for a 9-string guitar when Todd sent me out his beautiful conversion to show at the
Port Townsend Country Blues Workshop. After playing it for a week, though, I wasn't willing to part
with it. Something about its sound inspires new ideas, and that's a quality much to be valued in an
instrument.
"I think Todd has a particular sound in his head that he is striving for in his instruments, whether they are his own creations, conversions like the one I got, or restorations. This "aural vision" of his, taken along with his ability to achieve it via study, craftsmanship, willingness to experiment, and a natural gift honed by experience, make his work something very special." |
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"Todd builds a mean guitar. I don't think I've ever played one that I didn't want to own, and consider myself lucky to have a 12-string that he built and a parlor that he restored. Something about the old music speaks to me in ways that I'll probably never totally understand, and I'm always looking for ways of extending the usefulness of these older forms and styles. Todd builds guitars from that same place, and playing his instruments immediately puts me more in touch with what I want to do - making me dig a little deeper. He's got a deep sense of commitment to his art and it totally comes through in the finished product - a hand-made, one of a kind instrument with a voice that's much, much older." |
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"After 40 years of playing and a 6 month nationwide search I lucked upon Fraulini
Guitars. Then I heard Paul Geremia play a 12 string Angelina in a coffee house
setting in the spring of 2005 and knew I had to have one built. Todd Cambio's
attention to detail puts him in a league of his own. His ability to listen to his
customer's desires and to bring as much of that as possible in to his art will
establish him as a major American luthier. This 12 string custom finished Angelina
is a virtual lap piano. Your insides vibrate and your soul is transported back in
time with this guitar in hand. I will keep it forever and only wish I had owned it
sooner."
Tom Schwenzer - Portland, Oregon |
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