Twelve-year Guild member Alastair Fordyce is a retired Scottish orthopedic and hand surgeon, and a member of the NCAL luthier’s group. He took to lutherie on the advice of his wife Moira, who “received” the suggestion while musing in Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, England. When she looked up she was standing in front of the tomb of 18th-century English cello builder Benjamin Banks. He has just beaten his age (73) for the first time, with a round of 72 (gross) at San Clemente Golf Course.

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