Re: Claude Watson Mandolin, The Emmanuel 1958
Originally Posted by
Paul Weber
...I haven't been able to find out any info on this maker so if anybody has heard of Claude Watson feel free to chime in...
Now I'm going to sound snarky, and perhaps should self-censor, but 30 seconds on Google searching on "Claude Watson guitar" (luthiers who build mandolins often build guitars) yielded this NAMM oral history page including a YouTube interview with Watson. I would think this page will tell you lots of what you want to know about him.
Google is such a powerful search resource, that a couple minutes trying a few alternative search criteria has a really high probability of getting you where you want to go. Glad you have this wonderful mandolin -- Watson seems to have been a highly respected luthier. There's a "Claude Watson School of the Arts" in Toronto; perhaps if you peruse the NAMM history page (which I haven't done), you'll find there's some connection...
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