How A Historic LA Guitar Shop Is Fighting To Stay Afloat During The Pandemic
![From right to left: Candelas Guitars owner Tomás Delgado, musician and customer Stephanie Amaro and her husband, guitarist Andy Abad.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/05/27/stephanie-amaro_wide-4f9d2c0e349b28325331a627253f5949dd02c5eb.jpg?s=600)
Candelas Guitars has been open in East LA for nearly 75 years. It's run by a third-generation Mexican American luthier who is struggling to keep the business going during the shutdown.
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