Mac Sumner, of Mount Airy, N.C., help on through bidding that went up to the very end of last year for a Wayne Henderson custom guitar. Sumner's winning bid for one of the prized guitars? $21,200. Out ...

Wayne Henderson, a retired rural-route mail carrier, internationally known guitarist and guitar maker, strums one of the guitars he crafted at his shop in rural Grayson County, VA Sunday, May 15, 2005 ...

Wayne Henderson is a renowned acoustic guitarist who has played at Carnegie Hall, been honored at the White House and toured internationally. He's also an acclaimed instrument maker who has built ...

People will go to great lengths to get master craftsman Wayne Henderson to build them an instrument. If you're an award-winning journalist like St. John and you want to expedite the process, you write ...

MARION, Va. - Tears welled up in Catherine Schrenker's eyes as saws blared and guitars came to life. It wasn't all the sawdust at "The Henderson" that made Schrenker cry. Nope, it was just the simple ...

Wayne Henderson began making guitars when he couldn't afford to buy one for himself. Today, his guitars have gained worldwide popularity and have been played by musicians including Eric Clapton.

10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Grayson Highlands State Park—rain or shine. Twenty guitarists will compete for a Henderson guitar and there will be children’s activities, and other live music. Cost is $10 and ...

Over the Labor Day weekend, 44 young musicians participated in an instrumental competition at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax. The winners in four categories -- guitar, mandolin, fiddle and banjo ...

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