Twenty-year GAL member Carl Hallman has been into guitars for as long as he can remember. His parents could only afford to give him a plastic uke, but he got a paper route and bought an electric guitar and amp from the Spiegel catalog. He formed a band called the Sonix with other kids, and was soon doing repairs at the local music store. He has retired from his day job as an electrical engineer and is now making acoustic guitars.

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