{"product_id":"9780743266369","title":"Clapton's Guitar : Watching Wayne Henderson Build the Perfect Instrument","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eClapton's Guitar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Allen St. John\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author Allen St. John started off looking for the world’s greatest guitar, but what he found instead was the world’s greatest guitar builder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiving and working in Rugby, Virginia (population 7), retired rural mail carrier Wayne Henderson is a true American original, making America's finest instruments using little more than a pile of good wood and a sharp whittling knife. There's a 10-year waiting list for Henderson's heirloom acoustic guitars—and even a musical legend like Eric Clapton must wait his turn. Partly out of self-interest, St. John prods Henderson into finally building Clapton's guitar, and soon we get to pull up a dusty stool and watch this Stradivari in glue-stained blue jeans work his magic. The story that ensues will captivate you with its portrait of a world where craftsmanship counts more than commerce, and time is measured by old jokes, old-time music, and homemade lemon pies shared by good friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Only a guitar book in the sense that \u003ci\u003eThe Orchid Thief\u003c\/i\u003e is only a book about gardening. St. John makes the case for the transformative power of certain objects and the not-so-quaint notion of craftsmanship.\" -- Allen Barra, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eClapton's Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a fascinating tale that's bound to leave you longing for a Henderson of your own.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"St. John . . . has created a memorable portrait of a likable, self-effacing craftsman at work. St. John writes, 'Some people simply have the gift of being able to make a piece of wood sing.' He doesn't come out and say it, but you know he's thinking it: Henderson is God.\" -- David Kelly, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eClapton's Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a craftsman's journey that [began] when . . . Eric Clapton first picked up a Henderson guitar.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743266369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40588575604942,"sku":"9780743266369","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_75fa22ff-fd67-4bd4-b3e9-4302c9a5f6dd.jpg?v=1637698388","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743266369","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}