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(Feb 27, 2018) Luthier Dave Nichols is the owner-operator of Custom Pearl Inlay and celebrates his 50th anniversary this year as the custom pearl inlayer for Martin Guitars. He's also an authorized Martin dealer and repair man. Walk into Dave's wood shop just south of Malone and it's all about the music. He mostly builds guitars, though he also works on mandolins. He plays them, and he decorates them with custom inlay: mother-of-pearl, abalone or wood, all with his favorite music playing in the background. On a recent visit, it was Merle Haggard, for whom Dave says he's built an awful lot of guitars.