Nathan Smith is the father of two children living with the CASK Gene Mutation. He is an independent piano technician serving the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex. Highly active in DFW, he provides regular service for Southern Methodist University, Booker T Washington HSPVA, many places of worship, as well as being the on-call technician for several Grammy Award-Winning and Nominated artists and recording studios. He also operates Mayfield Instruments - an hybrid folk instrument company founded by his late grandfather in 1962, which has created instruments for such esteemed artists such as Sufjan Stevens and Christian Lee Hutson.

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In keeping with the Mayfield tradition of creating instruments from upcycled materials, the top (soundboard) of 122 is made from a California Giant Redwood candy box from the 1930s. It possesses a unique tonal character that crosses several traditional timbres. In addition, it contains 9 woods: African Blackwood sides, Aromatic Cedar neck, Canary head veneers, Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba) fretboard, Black Walnut signature veneer, Cocobolo back, 1910s Spruce bracing, and 1920s Dallas White Oak tailblock from the historic neighborhood of Oak Cliff, along with a Wild Cherry bridge.

Also incorporated into the 122 are "David's Cedar" fret dots (markers) and the original bridge for guitalin Number 12 (built for Lyle's daughter Lynda in 1963), which has been turned into an inlay on the rear of the instrument. David was Lyle's eldest son who died in 2004. His namesake cedar was planted the year he was born (1951) and cut down the year he died. The fret markers were taken from this tree.

Title: 122

Medium: Instrument

I am the father of two children living with the CASK Gene Mutation.

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