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Gary Neff is a real Renaissance Man-
he has a AS in Horology (Study of Time) and a
BS and MA in Industrial Education & Technology. 
He has
done a lot of tool & die making and moldmaking.
He has a Swiss heritage, his ancestors were thrown out
of Switzerland for "radical" religious beliefs ( they were
Menonites!) . He is a state licensed watchmaker
and clockmaker, and owns a jewelry repair shop.
Gary works in many mediums, when he began working with
Volbrecht Guitars he went from cutting multi-ton
Indiana Limestone to delicate shell inlay cutting.
He first used a jewelers handsaw to cut the shell,
but then built a machine to cut the pieces, which
speeded up the process and gave him more control. His
first guitar inlay job was a big one - the Wonderland guitar.
The caterpillar detail alone consists of 40 pieces!
There were over 80 individual pieces in the finished product.
He also did the Sycamore tree inlay, and Bob's Guitar, both featured on this website.
You can contact Gary at: (812) 339-1670, or leave a note at the contact page.
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