Sunday was an equally fun day, with lots of traffic in the booth. I still had far too little time to walk around and realize now that there were tons of things I should have looked for. Here’s part of the motley crew – should have had a “before” picture as well: Elias Kesh, who helped me out with booth duty (thanks!) Trev Wilkinson, one of the big innovators in the guitar world! And Thomas Nordegg again, he came by with Don and Rocket Richotte (check him...
Learn MoreAnother great day passed. I met Thomas Nordegg, the super-hero guitar tech for Steve Vai and Zappa. Caught a gig with one of my absolute favorite bands – Animals as Leaders Tosin Abasi has to be one of the most interesting guitar players on the planet right now Tosin had a chance to try out #6 on his own rig and then later in the booth Facebook friend Danny Thrasher came by In the evening, I attended the All Star Guitar Night. The high points being Vicky Genfan, Andreas Öberg (accompanied by Stu Hamm) and Billy...
Learn MoreNAMM is awesome so far! Lots of traffic in the booth at all times and tons of interest both in .strandberg* guitars and bridges. Elias Kesh is a great help to me in sharing the booth duty, but despite that, I have only been able to browse through Hall E, which is the smallest of them all… Hopefully, I will have some more time tomorrow. Anaheim Convention Center The booth setup – great to be practically in the aisle! Maris the Great, his bass and its maker and one of my booth-share partners, Chris Cardone. Maris licked me, thanked me for the honor and promised to restrain himself and not eat me… He has graced us with his presence throughout most of the show. Yours truly A new fan Chris and Travis from Scale the Summit came by Brian Bloi, who became a great fan Michael Spalt, one of my customers and guitar building heroes, came by to see me! Vance Galloway, ready to purchase his third .strandberg* bridge! Thom Turner And Don Ramsay, inventor of the linear tremolo With legs, feet, ears and throat hurting, I’m still looking forward to...
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Learn MoreCheck out this new chrome finish for the EGS tuners! I will be able to offer this at the same cost as other custom colors (which are obtained through anodization). Two notable differences: The surface is electrically conductive, which means that there is no need for springs and other special grounding arrangements. Machining marks are still visible (i.e. from turning the round parts and milling the flat parts). The regular finish is glass blasted to remove the machining marks prior to anodization, to leave a satin-smooth finish. It is possible to polish the parts prior to anodization (at an additional cost), but I do not have the resources to polish them routinely. I have tried tumbling, which removes the marks, but leaves the parts looking “worn” for lack of a better word. If demand is sufficient, I can offer this as a standard...
Learn MoreMurray Kuun, South African luthier and designer, has recently completed two custom builds for an American dealer. Murray comes from a furniture design background that has evolved via violin making into making guitars. Congratulations on these beautiful instruments! They feature EGS hardware, EMG pickups and plain, curly, and birds-eye maple. The wings are hollow to achieve a light-weight design. Scale length is 635 mm. For more information, be sure to visit www.murraykuun.com and...
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