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Bali Woodcarver Making High-end Guitars
A traditional wood carver on the Indonesian island of Bali has started a new career – making high-end guitars, even though he knows little about Western music.
Wayan Tuges shows off a double-necked guitar in a storage room, where finished instruments are kept.
Irwin Loy
A traditional woodcarver on the Indonesian island of Bali has started a new career — making high-end guitars, even though he knows little about Western music.
He got his start when a businessman from Montreal came calling.