2008 Convention

HIGHLIGHTS OF
The Guild of American Luthiers
Nineteenth National Convention/Exhibition

June 11-15, 2008
Tacoma, Washington - Pacific Lutheran University

| Presenters | Music | Instrument Exhibit | Suppliers  | Auction | Misc | Open House | Staff | Group Photo |

Instrument Exhibit

Gene Bennett (left) shows his work to Tom Harper.
Dave Bertoncini (left) at his exhibit table, talking with Ted Megas.
Wes Brandt (left) shows his viols to Geza Burghardt.
James Buckland exhibited his reproductions of 19th century guitars.
Ralph Dammann
S. Carlos Del Buono
Steven Dewey shows his wide variety of guitars to Michael Cone.
Mike Doolin demonstrates his 8-string electric guitar at his exhibition table.
Joel Eckhaus pulls another one out of his bottomless bag of ukulele songs.
James Einolf
Jeffrey Elliott
Charles Evans table. Here's a picture of him.
Dave Fifield
Harry Fleishman's table. Here's a picture of him.
Dan Fobert.  That's Phil Norris on the right.
Charles Fox (right) with his wife Denise.
David Freeman (in the red shirt.)
Tim Frick
Steve Grimes
Gene Gustin
Jay Hargreaves
Duane Heilman's table, here's a picture of him.
Tip House demonstrates his classical guitar.
Mitchell Johnson
Bob Julin
Ryan Middlebrook and Steve Kinnaird of Kinnaird Guitars.
Dave Llewellin (left)
Marc Lupien (left) and Bruno Coulombe (right)
Tom Magnus
Graham McDonald.
Ted Megas (center)
Here is Jeff Johansen at Leon Mott's table. Leon Mott is not pictured.
Duane Noble
 Ralph Novak (left)
Ron Fernandez (left) with Alberto Paredes at Alberto’s exhibit table.
Ben Patron brought an antique “doghouse bass” for the special exhibition of Venerable instruments. He couldn’t resist using it to illustrate an extemporaneous lecture on the development of American pop bass styles.
Richard Pielou
Here is Trevor Healy holding Tim Reede's guitar. Here is a photo of Tim Reede.
James Ringelspaugh showed a steel string guitar. Dude, the neck’s on crooked!
Mark Roberts
Todd Rose explains his alto guitar to a gaggle of exhibition browsers including Mike Conklin and Tom Erhardt (at right, auction nickname Grant from Eastenders).
This is Robert Ruck's table, but he is not in the photo.  Here's a picure of him.
Jim Schlosser plays one of his guitars.
Alan Simcoe
Danae Spencer of Orphic Airs.
Gene Stephensen (right)
John Thayer
David Tolo (center) with his daughter.
Benz Tschannen
Chuck Tweedy (right)
Jim Wehrmacher
Jim Worland (right)
Daedalus Wyss showed his acoustic and electric guitars. Daedalus also improvised a sock-puppet performance during the GAL Benefit auction.
Brian Yarosh (left)
Jeffrey Yong

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