Jason Verlinde is the publisher for "The Fretboard Journal" and gave the Keynote speech and opening remarks, basically welcoming us to the event and thanking us for being subscribers (although I have yet to receive my first copy).
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| Jason Verlinde (no, he's not showing us where the bathrooms are) |
Then the lectures happened right away. Richard Hoover started off letting us know what Santa Cruz Guitar Company is all about and how they run their operation like an open workshop (I've been there and it truly is just that).
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| Richard Hoover of Santa Cruz Guitar Co. |
Teja Gerken, who you may recognize from Acoustic Guitar Magazine gear reviews on YouTube, demystified alternate tunings.
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| Teja Gerken on Alternate Tunings |
A panel of guitar makers were discussing with us the challenges that they face in today's environment. The panel included Tom Ribbecke who makes 20 guitars a year, to Bill Collings who makes hundreds of guitars a year. Michael Gurian talked about how he supplies the parts for the makers and the key point made was if you wanted to get into guitar making the best place to start is guitar repair.
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| Guitar Maker Panel |
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| Bill Collings of Collings Guitars |
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| Michael Gurian of Gurian Guitars |
Mark Goldenberg talked about chord inversions and guitar harmonizing, capped off with a performance of "Wichita Lineman" by Eric Skye and Mark Goldenberg.
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| Erik Skye and Mark Goldenberg |
Lastly, a discussion on Guitars and Environmental Law. John Thomas, who is an expert lawman on the laws surrounding traveling with guitars that are made of Brazilian Rosewood back and sides and may have ivory pins, saddles, and nuts, went into a little bit of detail on the written law in the law books, how they are enforced and how we can travel with our instruments. Bottom line is to make sure that you go through the rigors of obtaining a "guitar passport" upfront to save you hassle in the long run.
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| John Thomas |
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