Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase – side meetings

Although I was not presenting my work at the show, I brought my guitars with me because I wanted to show them to some players and luthiers. The result of these meetings was great.

All about side meetings

Paul Asbell said that the way the low-impedance humbucker I designed supported the acoustic sound was impressive. He also liked the way the pickup is balanced for bronze strings.

Kinloch Nelson spent several hours playing my guitars, and what playing it was! Marvelous. He was joined by fellow guitar maker and friend Martin Keith. Martin is an active musician who plays bass, but obviously, the guitar is not unfamiliar to him.

Steve Klein took the time to inspect and evaluate my archtop guitars. What he said at the end was amazing: "I'm not a fan of archtops. Most of them don't appeal to me. But these guitars are different and they really speak to me." Wow! "Can I use that statement?" I asked. "I am more than happy to give you that endorsement. These are sweet, successful guitars."

In the end, Paul Asbell joined us and showed Steve how my new noiseless pickup supports the acoustic sound of my archtops. I felt grateful and happy!

Since I was helping The Archtop Foundation at the booth and with logistics (heavy lifting...), you can also see some photos from my time there.