This year’s Holy Grail Guitar Show will be held on the 8th and 9th of October in Berlin.
For more information click HERE.
The Holy Grail Guitar Show 2016 is coming up soon!
New from Amfisound: The Halti Siren
At this year’s Holy Grail Guitar Show in Berlin (Germany), Amfisound Guitars presented their newest addition to the Halti line-up:
The Halti Siren is a modern, handcrafted take on Gibson’s venerable Les Paul Junior, TV and Special models. It is a 22-fret, 24.75″ scale, set-neck solidbody guitar, crafted from mahogany (plus rosewood for the fingerboard).
The Halti Siren is available with a single P-90 – or with two pickups – from renowned Finnish pickup specialist Jarno Salo. A compensated wraparound bridge by ABM further helps make this guitar a very toneful beast. The guitar comes in a vintage-authentic nitrocellulose finish.
The pièce de résistance, though, is Amfisound’s brand-new Set-Lock neck joint, which enables you to reach the top frets without breaking a sweat.
For more information contact master luthiers Sampo Leppävuori and Tomi Korkalainen HERE.
The Holy Grail Guitar Show 2015
The Holy Grail Guitar Show 2015 pidettiin Berliinissä 31.10. ja 01.11.2015.
The Holy Grail Guitar Show 2015 was held on the 31st of October and the 1st of November 2015 in Berlin (Germany).
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Suomi oli – jälleen kerran – todella hyvin edustettu:
Finland was – once again – very well represented:
Ari-Jukka Luomuranta (AJL-Guitars) ja hänen erikoismallinsa, Model Gypsy Fire, jolla on iso soikea ääniaukko ja tummanpunainen viimeistely.
Gypsy Jazz specialist Ari-Jukka Luomuranta (AJL-Guitars) with his special large-holed Favino-type Model Gypsy Fire in burgundy red.
AJL-Guitarsista saa nyt myös firman ainutlaatuista Quiet & Portable -matkakitaraa.
To our knowledge, AJL-Guitars’ Quiet & Portable travel Gypsy guitar is a world first.
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Amfisoundin Sampo Leppävuori (vas) ja Tomi Korkalainen (oik).
Sampo Leppävuori (l) and Tomi Korkalainen (r) from Amfisound Guitars.
Amfisoundin uudistettut Halti-mallit saa nyt uudenlaisella Set-Lock-kaulaliitoksella, joka helpottaa huomattavasti pääsyn ylimmille nauhoille.
Their updated Halti-models are now made with Amfisound’s Set-Lock neck joint, which makes it easy to reach the neck’s dusty end.
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A-P Paasosen Soitinpaja Jasesoi esitteli Holy Grail -messuilla uudet akustiset mallinsa, jossa kaulaliitos on 13. nauhan (!) kohdalla.
A-P Paasonen’s company Jasesoi introduced their new steel-string model with a neck joint at the 13th (!) fret.
Kuvankaunis!
What a beauty!
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Anders Liljeströmin (vas) uusi, kevyesti vanhennettu malli kiinnosti sekä messuvieraat että muut soitinrakentajat.
Anders Liljeström’s (l) new aged-look guitar was met with a lot of interest, both from players as well as colleagues.
Tässä Anders on kokeilemassa uutta Jasesoi-mallia.
Anders even found time to check out Jasesoi’s new model.
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Lottonen Guitarsin Juha Rinne (vas) ja Juha Lottonen (oik).
Juha Rinne (l) and Juha Lottonen (r) of Lottonen Guitars.
Parlour-kokoiset Lottoset löytyy nykyään jo monen soittajan arsenaalissa.
You should really try Lottonen’s parlour-sized acoustic guitars!
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Juha Ruokankaan Ruokangas Guitars on nykyään jo käsite myös muualla maailmassa. Tämän Mojo-mallin kannessa on Juhan tyttären maalaus.
Juha Ruokangas’ company, Ruokangas Guitars, is already well-established in the field of boutique guitars. This Mojo-model comes with a top that was hand-painted by Juha’s daughter.
Uudessa Unicorn Supersonic-kitarassa on erikoisviimeistelty loimukoivukansi.
The brand-new Unicorn Supersonic comes with Ruokangas’ special Bare Bones finish.
Mr Fastfingerin luoja Mika Tyyskä saapuu Ruokangas-ständille.
Mika Tyyskä, Mr Fastfinger’s human alter ego, arrives at the Ruokangas stand.
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Tyyster Guitarsin Matti Gran (vas) and Ville Tyyster (oik).
Matti Gran (l) and Ville Tyyster (r) from Tyyster Guitars.
Tyysterin Pelti-malli on erinomainen Blues- ja Roots-kitara.
Blues- and Roots-players will surely enjoy the Tyyster Pelti with its metal thinline body.
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Lisää kuvia The Holy Grail Guitar Showsta löydät TÄÄLTÄ.
For more pictures from The Holy Grail Guitar Show click HERE.
The Holy Grail Guitar Show – as it happened
Don’t worry if you weren’t able to make it to the Holy Grail Guitar Show:
You can find all the pictures and info on Kitarablogi’s Facebook page (more pictures will be added over the next couple of days)!
The Holy Grail Guitar Show – erittäin vahva suomalainen edustus
THIS WEEKEND: The Holy Grail Guitar Show – Berlin, November 15th & 16th, 2014
The Holy Grail Guitar Show is your chance to get up close and personal with the crème de la crème of small-series and custom guitar makers and luthiers from around the globe!
The Holy Grail Guitar Show – which is put on by the association of European Guitar Builders – will be held at the Estrel Berlin Hotel and Congress Centre in Berlin (Germany) on the 15th and 16th of November.
While the show’s main focus will lie on European builders, the Holy Grail Guitar Show’s exhibitor list (of more than 100 different companies) does include high-end makers from all around the world.
You can find more information HERE.
Kitarablogi.com will be there, too!
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Here’s a word from EGB vice president Juha Ruokangas:
Tule kokemaan taivaallisia kitaroita! The Holy Grail Guitar Show – Berliini, 15. & 16. marraskuuta 2014
The Holy Grail Guitar Show -näyttely antaa sinulle ainutkertaisen mahdollisuuden tutustua maailman parhaimpiin uusiin kitaroihin, sekä tekijöihin unelmasoittimien takana!
The Holy Grail Guitar Show:n takana on eurooppalaisten kitararakentajien yhdistys The European Guitar Builders. Tapahtuma järjestetään Berliinissä, Estrel Berlin Hotel and Congress Centre:ssä 15. ja 16. marraskuuta.
Vaikka tapahtuman pääpaino on eurooppalaisissa soittimissa, The Holy Grail Guitar Show:n pitkältä näytteilleasettajien listalta (joka sisältää yli sataa soitinpajaa) löytyy myös kitararakentajia esim. USA:sta, Kanadasta tai Japanista. Suomalaisia nimiä löytyy listalta muuten yllättävän monta:
Tarkempaa lisätietoa tapahtumasta saa TÄSSÄ.
Kitarablogi.com on luonnollisesti myös menossa!
In pictures – AJL-Guitars
(picture courtesy of AJL-Guitars)
(picture courtesy of AJL-Guitars)
(picture courtesy of AJL-Guitars)
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In the autumn of 2013 Kitarablogi had the pleasure of visiting Ari-Jukka Luomaranta’s AJL-Guitars workshop in Kokkola.
Here are some of the pictures I took on that occasion:
(picture courtesy of AJL-Guitars)
(picture courtesy of AJL-Guitars)
Find out more about AJL-Guitars on their WEBSITE or on FACEBOOK.
AJL-Guitars will also be at The Holy Grail Guitar Show in Berlin, Germany, in November!
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