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David Franzen

Guitar Lessons with David Franzen

Guitarist David Franzen has performed and taught guitar for more than twenty-five years. After receiving his Master’s degree in performance and teaching from North Carolina School of the Arts, he moved back home to Oregon. David performed at two GAL conventions, in 2002 and 2006. As fellow Portlanders, he and George Smith became good friends, and over the years George made several guitars for him.

▪ bio current as of 2023

In Memoriam: George A. Smith

2023
AL#150 p.65               
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▪ George Smith was one of that rare breed: A self-starter guitar maker before the American Lutherie Boom. Here’s three fond remembrances by people who were glad to have known him well.