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Marissa Conklin

TRULY PITCHING SELLING ONE OF A KIND – Hundreds of luthiers brought their handcrafted stringed instruments to Maple Hall for the fifth annual La Conner Guitar Festival May 19-21. Thousands of attendees handled them, played them and listened to their sound. Probably more hearts fluttered in anticipation of purchasing a guitar or mandolin than people opening their wallets to make a transaction.