Our hearts go out to all those devastated by the recent hurricanes, and to our dear friends and family in the community of musicians in western North Carolina. For this reason, we are going to donate $1,000.00 from the sale of select guitars to hurricane relief efforts. These are vetted organizations that are providing aid across all areas affected by the recent hurricanes, as well as two local western North Carolina organization that were recommended to us by our Beard Guitars family in the Asheville area.
Vesper Cone & Spider
The Vesper™ Cone and Spider features the same beloved Legend cone and #14 Spider with an innovative surface treatment that offers enhanced tonal characteristics and a longer lifespan.
I first became fascinated with resonator guitars when I was 18 years old, about the same time I started repairing stringed instruments. A few years later I was fresh out of school with degrees in Aviation Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering. With the job market drying up in aviation, and supported by family and friends, my musical career was launched as a teacher, stringed instrument technician, and performer.
As a musician I became dissatisfied with the quality of available resonator guitars and focused my skills on design and construction of a next generation instrument. The first Beard resonator guitar was delivered to a customer in 1985. Since then, I have worked hard at making the highest quality instruments that take advantage of new technologies and techniques while honoring the tradition of the Dopyera family.
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