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'' '' ` william cumpiano working on a classical guitar san juan , puerto rico 200px april 30 , 1945 jeanette a. rodríguez cumpianoatwork.jpg william r. cumpiano
 '' ` william richard cumpiano '' ' master guitarmaker , cultural researcher and educator
william r. cumpiano

william richard cumpiano -lrb- born april 30 , 1945 -rrb- is a builder of stringed musical instruments and is known for his writing and teaching of the art of luthiery .
he has been involved in the preservation and understanding of the fading musical and musical craft traditions of his native puerto rico .
cumpiano was instrumental in the development of the first feature-length documentary about the cuatro and its music , `` our cuatro : the puerto ricans and stringed instruments '' , volumes 1 and 2 .
