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Against the Grain is the autobiography of the classical musical instrument maker Paul Fischer. He trained under renowned instrument maker Robert Goble in his workshops at Headington in Oxfordshire before spending 6 years in the British Army, after which in 1969 he began working with David Rubio making instruments for world-famous musicians including Julian Bream. In addition to guitars, they made harpsichords, spinets, lutes, citterns and instruments for the Early Music instrument revival scene. Paul established his own workshops in the late 1970s and continued to make beautiful instruments for the next forty years. He has made an invaluable contribution to the world of instrument makers promoting the use of new woods as the rainforests of Brazil continue to deplete. His autobiography celebrates his art and his supreme talent.

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Paul Fischer is a Manxman by birth but an Oxfordshire man by adoption. The life of British luthier Paul Fischer spans the twentieth-century developments in modern and historic instrument making, from his early apprenticeship as a harpsichord maker to his establishment as a maker of classical guitars, lutes, vihuelas and citterns in Oxfordshire. His adventurous spirit led him to spend several years in the British Army-a radical contrast to his solitary life creating concert instruments that would give voice to many musicians of international standing. It has been a life lived to the full with a wide outreach of inspiration-both in giving and receiving. The immense success Paul Fischer has achieved in a remarkable career is, of course, not only due to his amazing gifts but also sheer hard work, his energy, combined with a passionate belief in what he wanted to create.

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