Jimmy Bruno: Like a harp. Perfect intonation!
Delayed start
It was the second time I attended the Rocky Mountain Archtop Festival. The first time was in 2019 when Peter Henriksen of Henriksen Amps organized the first-ever Archtop Festival. I was a spectator then, watching my guitar-builder heroes, and there was no plan to show my work there. I decided to be present with my guitars in 2020. Then the pandemic started. We had to wait until 2022 for the second Rocky Mountain Archtop Festival.
I traveled to the USA with two guitars: Cindy and Oldie. Cindy is my personal instrument. Oldie was finished just a few hours before my flight from Warsaw, Poland, to Chicago. There was no time to organize shipping to Arvada in time, so I decided to take Amtrak from Chicago to Denver. A quite comfortable 18 hours. Then a local train stopped within walking distance of the venue.
It was a spectacular three days! I was busy showing my guitars the entire time. No time to spare!
Frank Vignola: So much sound!
Charlie Hunter: Killer! Man!
Paul Asbell: Familiar feeling!
Ted Ludwig: I love this guitar!
Michael Chapdelaine: Beautiful sound!
Pat Bergeson: They are great!
Ken Smith: Some of the most provocative and captivating guitars I've played!
Jamey Arent: What a beautiful guitar that sounded and played fantastically!
Doug Baumoel passionately played Pat Metheny tunes and some progressive rock stuff!
Please check my YouTube channel to see and hear some of these artists playing:
Watch playlist on YouTube →
My guitars were inspected by fellow guitar makers, too:
Ken Parker examines bracing and carbon strands that enable the construction of a very thin and lightweight top.
Linda Manzer
Bill Comins
I will come back next year.