Chicago Fretboard Summit, August 25-27
 

We have a pretty special guitar gathering taking place in just a couple of weeks. I wanted to make sure everyone knew about it.

The Fretboard Journal and Chicago's Old Town School of Folk music have partnered to create a Chicago Fretboard Summit. It takes place August 25-27, 2022.
https://fretboardsummit.org/exhibitors/

It'll be the Midwest's largest lutherie show with over 50 builders showcasing their guitars, including Mario Beauregard, Michael Bashkin, Maegen Wells, Bryan Galloup, Sam Guidry, Isaac Jang, and Ken Parker. We'll also have folks from Collings, Martin, SCGC, Henriksen amps, and other bigger brands on-hand.

Beyond the lutherie showcase, there are lectures, panels, and workshops on everything from archtops to vintage guitar collecting, playing, and more. We also have evening concerts with Molly Tuttle, the Milk Carton Kids, Fareed Haque, and others, after-parties, and tons of surprises planned.

It's basically a little Woodstock/Healdsburg, a little bit of the guitarist's take on TED talks, and a lot of fun. Hope to see some of you there.

What a great lineup. Nice to see an event like this in the Midwest.
Hope it proves to be very successful.

Thanks Mike! We definitely hope to make it an annual thing but I'm not sure we'll ever top this year's lineup! Hope to see some of you there.

The full list of exhibitors for our Chicago show (August 26-27, 2022 at Old Town School) is as follows:

3Bender
Michel Aboudib
Acoustic Remedy Cases
Bashkin Guitars
Benedetto Guitars
Beauregard Guitars
Calton Cases
Collings Guitars
Dick Boak
Leo Buendia,
Dammann Custom Instruments
DMT Guitars
Duneland Labs
Ear Trumpet Labs
Tim Frick Guitars
Galloup Guitars
Galloup School of Lutherie
Grez Guitars
Sam Guidry Guitars
Hoffman Guitars
Halland Guitars
Hayes Guitars
T. Drew Heinonen
Henriksen Amplifiers
Humphrey Amps
Hoffee Cases
Matthhieu Humbert / Melophonic
Iris Guitar Company
Isaac Jang Guitars
Michael Kennedy / Indian Hill Guitars
Randall Kramer Guitars
Lane Guitars
Lame Horse Instruments
LHT Guitars
Bernie Lehmann
Todd Lunneborg
Linda Manzer
C.F. Martin & Co
Matsuda Guitars
Mule Resophonic Guitars
Muth Guitars
Mya-Moe Ukuleles
Northfield Mandolins
Ken Parker Archtops
Michel Pellerin
Richard Reynoso
R. Robinson Guitars
RØDE Microphones
Bruce Roper
Ryer Guitars -
Saers Guitars
Santa Cruz Guitar Company
Shopflow / GIT Suite
Tyson Soth Guitar Co.
Stehr Guitars
Strack Woodworking
Julien Sublet
FE Tellier Guitars
Preston Thompson Guitars
Maegen Wells Guitars & Mandolins
Woolson Soundcraft
Yamaha Guitars

If anyone wants to attend, we still have tickets for the lutherie showcase (30 bucks) as well as all-access passes that get you into the showcase plus all the workshops, lectures, and concerts. Come if you can and please tell your guitar friends in the Midwest about it. Would love to make this an annual thing!

A “little Woodstock” is an understatement—that line-up is killer!

Thanks. Not sure this lineup could ever be repeated. It's pretty incredible. Hope to see some of you there!