Nate Fasold's guest appearances

Nate Fasold

OPB's State of Wonder

Quentin Tarantino

Chuck Klosterman

John Doe

Jason Isbell

Paul Simon

Lily Tomlin

Colson Whitehead

Willie Nelson

George Takei

Wayne Coyne

Matt Sheehy

Tracy K. Smith

Craig Finn

Aaron Draplin

Jay Som

OwlTail

As a vintage guitar collector and owner of Black Book Guitars, Nate Fasold is a master excavator. He's dogged, detail-oriented and knows how to stay the course. In fact, treasure hunting runs in the Fasold family. His father, David Fasold, spent his youth in the Merchant Marines. After marrying and settling down to start a family in Key West, Florida, he opened up a marine salvage company that sat out at the end of a long cement pier. There, Fasold's father helped his fellow treasure hunters dredge ancient wrecks from the sea floor. It was also where Nate Fasold's fascination with the thrill of the hunt began. "Ever since I was a kid, I was into finding treasures, and most importantly the history behind the treasures," says Fasold. "I was brought up with this pirate fantasy."Now he's applied that fantasy to hunting down famous guitars belonging to the likes of Elliott Smith and Kurt Cobain.Read our full story: http://www.opb.org/news/article/nate-fasold-hunts-down-six-string-treasures

As a vintage guitar collector and owner of Black Book Guitars, Nate Fasold is a master excavator. He's dogged, detail-oriented and knows how to stay the course. In fact, treasure hunting runs in the Fasold family. His father, David Fasold, spent his youth in the Merchant Marines. After marrying and settling down to start a family in Key West, Florida, he opened up a marine salvage company that sat out at the end of a long cement pier. There, Fasold's father helped his fellow treasure hunters dredge ancient wrecks from the sea floor. It was also where Nate Fasold's fascination with the thrill of the hunt began. "Ever since I was a kid, I was into finding treasures, and most importantly the history behind the treasures," says Fasold. "I was brought up with this pirate fantasy." Now he's applied that fantasy to hunting down famous guitars belonging to the likes of Elliott Smith and Kurt Cobain. Read our full story: <a href="http://www.opb.org/news/article/nate-fasold-hunts-down-six-string-treasures" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.opb.org/news/article/nate-fasold-hunts-down-six-string-treasures</a>

Nate Fasold Hunts Down Famous Guitars