2018 AGS Magazine
Magazine for the 2018 Artisan Guitar Show
Magazine for the 2018 Artisan Guitar Show
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DNA Spiral - Dick Boak<br />
Family Tree - Dick Boak<br />
To understand just how integral Dick Boak is to<br />
the world of guitars and music, all one has to<br />
do is consider the words of guitar great Steve<br />
Miller: “Dick has been my guitar guru for over<br />
30 years. Whenever I have a question about<br />
anything relating to guitars, Flat Tops, Arch<br />
Tops, or Electrics Dick knows the answer or is<br />
good friends with someone who knows the<br />
answer. His generosity with information and<br />
knowledge is unmatched and he has put more<br />
musicians and luthiers together than anyone<br />
I know. His love and knowledge of guitars is<br />
remarkable. His ability to bring everyone in<br />
the guitar world together and his humility is<br />
unprecedented. Dick Boak is greatly appreciated<br />
by everyone in guitar world and has<br />
done more to create mutual awareness than<br />
anyone I know. He’s the greatest!“<br />
Through all the superlatives that apply<br />
to Dick Boak, “friend” might be the<br />
most important. He is a friend, mentor,<br />
adviser, and luminary to the global<br />
music community. To understand his<br />
impact on the music world, the words<br />
of guitar maker Dale Unger could<br />
not ring more true: “I am fortunate<br />
to have started my guitar building<br />
career with Dick in 1979. It has led<br />
to an incredible 40 year friendship.<br />
Dick has been a great inspiration to<br />
me and many luthiers and guitar players<br />
over the years. He has always shared his<br />
knowledge of instruments, art and music<br />
with the world.”<br />
I think we are all looking for a place to belong.<br />
We gravitate to hobbies, interests, and lifestyles<br />
where we feel welcomed and even embraced. For<br />
some, it is as simple as loving and marrying a person<br />
and sharing the world as a family. Others fill stadiums<br />
to seek like-minded people or kindred spirits<br />
through an affinity to athletes or musicians. There<br />
are signs of this need to belong nearly everywhere<br />
you look. We choose affinities to everything from<br />
motorcycle brands to sports teams and even to the<br />
guitars that we play. It is a sense of community that<br />
we crave. Music has always been a great uniter for<br />
as long as it has existed, and men like Dick Boak are<br />
the forces that keep the beat alive.<br />
Please enjoy this photo essay of the art of Dick Boak.<br />
Inside Out - Dick Boak<br />
The Church of Art - Dick Boak<br />
Driftwood Visions - Dick Boak<br />
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