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Thomas Humphrey, guitar designer and maker dies at 59

Written By: Leslie Cusano on May 6th, 2008

Thomas Humphrey, an American luthier whose innovative designs and building techniques helped increase the volume, sustaining power and projection of the soft-spoken classical guitar, and whose instruments were played by many renowned concert guitarists, died on Wednesday, April 18 at his home in Gardiner, N.Y. He was 59.

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