Banjo on his knee: Breland Green's love of music led him to an unlikely career as an expert craftsman of stringed instruments.(CULTURE CENTER)

Mississippi Magazine | September 1, 2005| | Copyright

breland Green has remained among the ranks of American luthiers--or stringed-instrument makers--for more than 35 years. What was once a part-time hobby eventually turned into a full-time labor of love. In addition to banjos, the talented craftsman from Louin builds an array of musical instruments, including guitars, dulcimers, mandolins, violins, and the novel washtub base.

Green's passion for music dates back nearly half a century. In 1960, he ordered his first musical instrument, a Kay banjo, from Sears, Roebuck and Co. "At that time," Green recalls, "a banjo in a ...

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