
Doug Unger
Clip: Season 1 | 8m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Doug Unger, Instrument maker
Unger’s interest in instrument making stemmed initially from his interest in fiddle music and the banjo. Around 1970, someone he knew gave him a banjo, and he decided to try and build his own. Unger continues to not only build, design, decorate and restore instruments, he also plays with a Contra dance band.
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Doug Unger
Clip: Season 1 | 8m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Unger’s interest in instrument making stemmed initially from his interest in fiddle music and the banjo. Around 1970, someone he knew gave him a banjo, and he decided to try and build his own. Unger continues to not only build, design, decorate and restore instruments, he also plays with a Contra dance band.
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