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Clark: Spokane man on quest to make perfect guitar

Eben Cole poses for a photo with one of his Cole Music Co. Hollowtop guitars at his shop on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
Eben Cole poses for a photo with one of his Cole Music Co. Hollowtop guitars at his shop on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Eben Cole poses for a photo with one of his Cole Music Co. Hollowtop guitars at his shop on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in Spokane, Wash. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)

As clichéd as it may sound, Eben Cole’s dream of selling his own line of handmade electric guitars really did begin with a bang.

Cole said it was 3 a.m. or so when some drunk or inattentive driver lost control and took out a good chunk of the front of his business, Cole Music Co., at 816 W. Garland.

The fool somehow kept going. No culprit was ever nabbed, said Cole, adding that he knows the vehicle was green from the paint it left behind.

Cole, 41, recalled the shock of coming to work and confronting the carnage. Luckily, none of his hanging guitars were damaged by the crash/ Doug Clark , SR. More here.

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* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog