Epilogue:
Many thanks, Tim, Deb, and Bon for your exemplary work on behalf of the Guild for over fifty years. For the way you have helped the community of American luthiers accomplish great things by facilitating a free-flowing and unselfish sharing of information and inspiration. Also be encouraged, there are many here among us over seventy years old. Welcome to the “next best years” of the life we have left. Congratulations, on securing your amazing legacy in the cloud. Now, take a well-earned break from a life of nonstop quarterly publishing deadlines. Try rising each morning at the “crack-of-brunch,” stay curious and determine to learn something new. When I received the news that American Lutherie will go out-of-print this year, I was saddened but not surprised. To the “young people” who remain on staff, Dale, Kurt, and Steve, I wish you all the very best as you navigate the American Lutherie digital labyrinth, continue sales of books and plans, and facilitate online content and access. “Nothing last for long, Time goes, where does the time go? I wonder where the time goes?” Joni Mitchell.