Ruokangas 20th Anniversary + Mr. Fastfinger 10th Anniversary Party

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ruokangas Guitars and the 10th anniversary of Mr. Fastfinger, Juha Ruokangas and Mika Tyyskä (the creative brain behind Mr. Fastfinger) threw an invite-only party in Helsinki’s Cinema Andorra/Dubrovnik Bar complex.

Ruokangas 20th – Juha + Emma

Juha Ruokangas (centre) and his wife Emma were on hand to greet their guests (yes, this is Finnish Prog Rock legend Jukka Tolonen on the right)…

Ruokangas 20th – Mika in conversation

…as was guitar virtuoso (and animator) Mika Tyyskä.

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Ruokangas 20th – Koski + Torvinen

The Dubrovnik quickly filled with illustrious guests, such as Mad Professor’s main man Harri Koski (left) and – legendary Finnish band – Eppu Normaali’s guitarist Juha Torvinen (centre).

Ruokangas 20th – Puppe

Here’s Finnish bass ace Jan-Olof Strandberg (centre) joining the party.

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Ruokangas 20th – opening audience

Juha and Mika officially opened the evening by taking to the stage and sharing a drink with their guests.

The centrepiece of the evening was the world premiere of Ruokangas Guitars’ and Mr. Fastfinger’s joint movie ”The Spirit of the Guitar Hunt”, which will be released in segments on You Tube. The invited guests were shown the full movie.

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Ruokangas 20th – movie intro

A few words from the hosts, and then it was time for the world premiere:

Ruokangas 20th – standing ovations

The film received standing ovations.

Ruokangas 20th – the creative team

The creative team behind the ”Guitar Hunt”…

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Ruokangas 20th – Ze Stage

The premiere was followed by delicious food, as well as great live music from Antti Paranko and his band, and Mr. Fastfinger.

THIS WEEKEND: The Holy Grail Guitar Show – Berlin, November 15th & 16th, 2014

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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

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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:

AJL-Guitars

Amfisound Guitars

Liljeström Guitars

Lottonen Guitars

Ruokangas Guitars

Soitinpaja Jasesoi

Tyyster Guitars

Versoul Instruments

Tarkempaa lisätietoa tapahtumasta saa TÄSSÄ.

Kitarablogi.com on luonnollisesti myös menossa!

Turenki Tonefest 2014 – kuvat

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Asgard

Asgard Guitars

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Aurora

Aurora Guitars

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Ben Granfelt

Ben Granfelt

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Finlandia 2

Finlandia Instruments

Finlandia Instruments

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Halla 2

Halla Custom

Halla Custom Instruments

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Hehku 2

Hehku 3

Hehku 4

Hehku

Hehku Custom Amplifiers

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HOS 2

HOS

HOS Guitars

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JaSeSoi

Soitinpaja Jasesoi

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JLeachim 2

JLeachim 3

JLeachim

J. Leachim Music

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Kämäräinen + Haavisto 2

Kämäräinen + Haavisto

Olli Haavisto + Timo Kämäräinen

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Kataja 2

Kataja 3

Kataja

Kataja Custom Shop

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Keihäs 2

Keihäs

Keihäs Guitars

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Kitarapaja

Kitarapaja

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Koivisto 2

Koivisto

Luthier Sami Koivisto

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Lottonen 2

Lottonen

Lottonen Guitars

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Manninen 2

Manninen

Manninen Custom Instruments

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Oakbridge 2

Oakbridge

Oakbridge Instruments

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Rautia 2

Rautia

Rautia Guitars

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Ruokangas 2

Ruokangas 3

Ruokangas

Ruokangas Guitars

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Tyyster

Tyyster Guitars

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Vuorensaku

Vuorensaku

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Wetterstrand

Wetterstrand Instruments

Musikmesse 2013: Ruokangas Unicorn Artisan

Ruokangas Unicorn Artisan

Press Release:

Ruokangas Guitars have launched a semi-hollow version of their Unicorn -model, a single-cut carved top electric. Master luthier Juha Ruokangas is known as a pioneer of using Spanish Cedar and Arctic Birch tonewoods in his guitars, and the Unicorn Artisan follows this trademark wood recipe as well.

The light weight body and the set-in neck of the guitar are made of Spanish Cedar, the top wood is Finnish Arctic Birch and the fretboard options include East Indian Rosewood, Brazilian Rosewood (CITES), Ebony and Arctic Birch. Other specs include handwound Unicorn Custom pickups, TonePros locking bridge and aluminium tailpiece, 2-way truss rod, stainless steel frets and Gotoh SD510 tuners.

As always, you can customize your Ruokangas guitar in a lot of different ways. We offer loads of colors, various top grades, neck profiles, fret sizes, wirings, finishes etc. Go create your own Unicorn Artisan in the Ruokangas Guitar Builder (TM) online guitar configurator tool.

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