Acoustic Guitar Trade, 6/12/08


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	BRAD DAVIS IS A COFFEE FOOL Flatpicker extraordinaire Brad Davis, who’s left his mark on recordings by Billy Bob Thornton and Marty Stuart among others, loves coffee. His affection for a good cup of joe (and its capacity to keep him picking like lightning over a daylong session) has led to a relationship with the Irving, Texas, fair-trade coffee company, the Coffee Fool. This unique pairing has yielded sponsorship opportunities, support for bluegrass events, and a higher profile among java drinkers who have yet to hear Davis’s flatpicking handiwork. Davis's own special blend is called Flatpicker Fuel—a blend of the Coffee Fool's Breakfast Brew and its House Italian and Extra Fancy Hawaiian Kona beans. myspace.com/braddavismusic coffeefool.com GUITAR FOUNDATION OF AMERICA HOSTS 2008 CONVENTION IN SAN FRANCISCO The Guitar Foundation of America (GFA), which fosters and promotes study and appreciation of classical guitar, will host its 2008 convention in San Francisco, August 5–10, at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Veterans War Memorial building. Apart from the International Solo Competition for artists who are unrepresented by major management, the convention will include a vendor fair featuring work from dozens of luthiers, including Kenny Hill, Joshia de Jonge, Fritz Mueller, and Leszek Gajdzik. Attendees can also enjoy performances from established artists including Gyan Riley, Zoran Dukic, Anja Strauss, and Shin-Ichi Fukuda. guitarfoundation.org THOMAS LLOYD GUITARS OFFERS LUTHERIE COURSE ON DVD Australia’s Thomas Lloyd Guitars, which has operated a lutherie school for the past five years and graduated mare than 150 students, released the 10-DVD collection A Master Class in Acoustic Guitar Making (appx. $475 US), which compiles a start-to-finish course in guitar building guided by luthier Chris Wynne. The package also includes The Luthiers’s Acoustic Guitar Making Handbook, which features a collection of detailed diagrams that supplement the video content. thomaslloydguitars.com
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	Sold at Christies, New York - April 4, 2008 1938 Martin D-28, serial number 69670 - $115,000 1938 Martin 00-40H, serial number 35362 - $9,375 christies.com Sold at Skinner, Boston – May 4, 2008 1942 Gibson Southerner Jumbo. One of 40 built with rosewood back and sides - $21,330 1969 Martin D-45, serial number 250264 - $23,700 skinnerinc.com

	R. TAYLOR STYLE TWO Luxurious style and tone come together in a new, smaller-bodied guitar from Bob Taylor’s boutique workshop. With video. [more]

	BLANCHARD GUITARS Montana luthier Mark Blanchard combines scientific methods and a classical approach to guitar voicing in his contemporary fingerstyle guitars. [more]

	June 20–22 SUMMER NAMM Nashville, Tennessee www.namm.org June 27–29 MONTREAL GUITAR SHOW Montreal, Quebec, Canada www.montrealguitarshow.com July 26–27 BAY AREA WORLD GUITAR SHOW San Rafael, California www.txshows.com August 2-3 LOS ANGELES WORLD GUITAR SHOW Pomona, California www.txshows.com August 5–10 GUITAR FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INTERNATION CONVENTION AND COMPETITION San Francisco, California www.guitarfoundation.org/drupal/convention

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