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Listen to “From Bicycles to ‘Pedal Steel’ Guitars: One Maker’s Quirky Frontiers”

Written by Owen Edwards
Narrated by Mitch Greenberg

This podcast is an audio recording of our story, From Bicycles to “Pedal Steel” Guitars: One Maker’s Quirky Frontiers

Ross Shafer made his mark creating a popular brand of mountain bikes, called Salsa, and a line of small but crucial bicycle parts that no one had brought to the market before. Now he’s making what might be the world’s most beautiful “pedal steel guitar.” Could Shafer’s relentless eclecticism offer a model for a second Renaissance?

Written by OWEN EDWARDS

Introduction by CHRIS EGUSA

Narrated by MITCH GREENBERG

Produced by CHRIS EGUSA

Music by MIKE SNOWDEN / BLUE DOT SESSIONS

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Owen Edwards is the author of several books about design and photography, and has been the arts editor of Saturday Review, executive editor of American Photographer, managing editor of Cosmopolitan, founding editor of Parenting, and a columnist for GQ and Smithsonian Magazine.

Mitch Greenberg is an award-winning actor with 46 years of professional experience behind him, and many more ahead.

© 2024 Owen Edwards. All rights reserved. Under exclusive license to Craftsmanship, LLC. Unauthorized copying or republication of any part of this article is prohibited by law.

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