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Duane Heilman

Herringbone trim is too bold for many of us. Eleven-year GAL member Duane Heilman scoffs at such timidity, opting for hand-painted graphics, far-out inlays, and sculpted tuner knobs.

▪ bio current as of 2002

Meet the Maker: Duane Heilman

2002
AL#71 p.24 BRB6 p.424
John Calkin Duane Heilman

▪ Heilman builds quirky, imaginative ukes that he auctions on-line. He’s also made hundreds of exotic picks that he sells the same way. With 17 photos.

Fretboard Radius Sander

1995
AL#42 p.46 BRB4 p.196
Duane Heilman

▪ Heilman offers plans for a drum sander that has a radius built into the drum.