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Review: The Master’s Bench by Paul Schmidt and Arian Sheets

Review: The Master’s Bench by Paul Schmidt and Arian Sheets

by Mike Doolin

Originally published in American Lutherie #143, 2021



The Master’s Bench
Paul Schmidt and Arian Sheets
ISBN 978-0984826940
National Music Museum/University of South Dakota, 2016

The Master’s Bench, by Paul Schmidt and Arian Sheets, follows up on the story of the D’As with the fascinating and fortuitous backstory of the National Music Museum’s exhibit of their reconstructed workshop. While most of the book is a visual catalog of the instruments and tools, the early chapters serve as a valuable addendum to Acquired of the Angels.

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