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09-16-2015, 07:39 PM
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Northwoods Seminar 2015
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What an incredible honour it was to be asked to teach at this year's Northwoods Seminar in Big Rapids Michigan! To be included with all of these other seminal figures in my field was truly gratifying. Thanks so much to Bryan Galloup and all of his luthiers (special thanks to the amazing Sam Guidry)!!! I thought I'd post some photos of the event over the next few days so that folks could get a bit of an idea of the scope of this event. I have to say it was the best event like this I've ever attended or participated in ... absolutely EVERYTHING was taken care of for you ... from the meals to the entertainment to, well, everything! And what a welcoming atmosphere. It was four days that I'll never forget! Here's their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/NorthwoodsSeminar?fref=ts  Here's the maestro himself ... Bryan Galloup!!! .
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09-16-2015, 07:41 PM
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 Think there's nothing left to learn about fretting, dressing and recrowning frets ... David Collins has some tricks up his sleeve to show you. He introduced me to some very cool fret buffing wheels that ScotchBrite makes ... very cool! .
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09-16-2015, 07:43 PM
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 It was great to see the legendary Tim Sheerhorn in action ... explaining the subtleties of reso-phonic guitar construction and setup! .
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09-16-2015, 07:45 PM
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 The talented (and extremely humorous) Evan Gluck ... repair stories from New York city! If you ever get a chance to hear Evan speak, DO NOT MISS IT! .
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09-16-2015, 07:48 PM
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 Well, Michi Matsuda obviously needs no introduction. This gentleman's thoughts on guitar design was truly an inspiration! .
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09-16-2015, 07:50 PM
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 Luthier Sam Guidry brought the level of all of the presentations up a large notch with his insightful questions ... thanks Sam! What an incredibly talented luthier!!! .
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09-16-2015, 08:05 PM
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What a nice group!
Great to see David Collins sharing his knowledge. He does all of my work and he's a phenomenal repair guy. Even more so, he's a first class guitar geek - he has a bench in his shop dedicated to his experiments. It's fun to bring him challenging projects because he relishes the opportunity to come up with a solution. Just a great guy and a great repairman.
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09-17-2015, 08:05 AM
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By the way ... all of these great photos were taken by Brady Kenniston. Check out his amazing photography on his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BradyKenniston?hc_location=ufi .
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09-17-2015, 02:22 PM
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 What Jason Lawlor doesn't know about pickups ain't worth knowing ... he's amazing! .
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09-17-2015, 02:25 PM
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 Jaime Aulson and her dad Doug did a fantastic seminar on CNC and CAD inlay! .
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09-17-2015, 02:26 PM
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 The CAD King himself ... Doug Aulson (aulsoninlay.com)!
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09-17-2015, 02:27 PM
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 Peggy White ... soaking it all in!
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09-17-2015, 02:30 PM
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 I've got to say ... it was pretty intimidating when I looked up part way through my presentation on French Polishing, and saw Dan Erlewine in the audience! .
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09-17-2015, 02:44 PM
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Thank you for sharing these, David. It looks like it would have been fascinating even for us guitar geeks that aren't builders.
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Hatcher Woodsman, Collings 0002H, Stella Grand Concert
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09-17-2015, 03:17 PM
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Yes, thank you indeed!
Steve
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