08/02/2022
A couple of weeks ago a couple stopped by the farm to purchase some mushrooms. I had never met them before but, they had learned about our mushroom operation from a friend of theirs and were interested in taking a tour of the farm. I was happy to show them around and talk a little about the day to day requirements involved with growing mushrooms. After the tour we stood around for a while, just chatting and getting better acquainted. At some point in our conversation we began talking about hobbies and interests, and the gentleman mentioned that he enjoys building guitars, particularly cigar box guitars. I was pretty surprised to hear this, as I am also very fond of cigar box guitars and have always wanted to build one of my own. I have gone as far as to purchase all the pieces/ parts to build a guitar just the way I wanted it but, alas, I never built the guitar and the idea just drifted over to the FAR back burner.
When the gentleman mentioned his love for building the instruments I immediately remembered that I still had a beautiful, white oak guitar neck that I was likely never going to use. I asked the man if he would like to have it and he said sure! I was happy to be able to give it to someone who actually use it and build it into a beautiful instrument. We chatted a while longer about music and what not, said our goodbyes, and the couple when on their way.
Today I got a call from the man saying that him and his wife were going to be in my area and would like to stop by to show me what he did with the guitar neck. When they got here the gentleman said that he wanted to return my guitar neck… I wasn’t sure what he meant. He said he was giving it back, but he had attached a cigar box to it for me… he walked over to his truck and pulled out this beautiful, custom built, three string guitar just for me! I couldn’t believe my eyes! I was utterly speachless.
Paul, words cannot express my gratitude.
It is truly a work of art, thank you so much!
God bless you my friend!