As it does every year, last week’s IBMA conference in Raleigh, North Carolina provided opportunities for instrument makers and artists to connect. Such was the case when  Bob Minner, Josiah Nelson, and Jake Workman met at the Collings Guitars booth, then found a quiet stairwell to play a version of “Forked Deer.” In this video, Bob is playing his CJ-45 T, Josiah his MT, and Jake his D1 A.

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