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Movers & Thinkers: Why An ‘Old-World Luthier’ Wants To Keep Family Tradition Alive

Manuel Delgado shows off a handmade nylon-string classical guitar at the live taping of Movers & Thinkers. Credit: Tony GonzalezWPLN
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Every instrument that Manuel Delgado makes in Nashville bears a logo with his last name. Delgado Guitars. He learned from his father, who learned from his father, who started a luthier business in Mexico in the early 1900s. Manuel talked to WPLN’s Emily Siner in our live series Movers & Thinkers about that extra sense of responsibility he feels because of the family legacy.


This audio is an excerpt from the 
latest episode of our Movers & Thinkers podcast. Hear more of the conversation 
on our website, on 
Apple Podcasts, or on 
Google Play.

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Emily Siner, News Director

Emily Siner is the news director at WPLN News, overseeing an award-winning newsroom that serves Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Since joining Nashville Public Radio in 2014, she has also reported on a wide range of topics, including for national news outlets, and helped the station develop a fleet of podcasts and live events. She hosts the Movers & Thinkers podcast.

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