Colfax Guitar Shop

Meet the Luthiers

Scott Baxendale's legacy of building custom instruments began in 1974, when he arrived in Winfield, Kansas to work for Stuart Mossman, owner and founder of Mossman Guitars. In l978, Scott went on to join Gruhn Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee, where he specialized in the restoration of classic vintage instruments. Gruhn Guitars is one of the most well-known dealers in used, vintage and collectable instruments in the world. During this time he repaired or restored guitars for such professionals as Billy Gibbons, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Jr., Steve Howe, Elvis Costello, John Hartford, Marty Stuart, Norman Blake, Roy Acuff and many others. While in Tennessee...
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John C. Baxendale, born in 1982, started out life in the guitar shop when I owned the Mossman Guitar Company during the 80’s. As a toddler it was common to see him cutting and gluing wood together making small things. At 10 years old he began his first instrument, a ukulele, from scraps of mahogany lying around the shop. From about the 6th grade through high school John worked part time after school doing minor repairs and basic shop maintenance...
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