Melbourne Guitar Makers Festival

[Ormsby Guitars]

Envious of all you guys. Have a great time!

[ozwood]

10 degrees in Melbourne at the moment and persistent rain, really feeling for our northern friends with their state ablaze.
Rod.

Will be nice to get away from the smoke for a few days , Thanks for the heads up in regards the weather Rod, I'll pack an extra Jumper.

Cheers,

[woodrat]

...Hope all the makers have a great weekend...I am sure the acoustic junkies will! ... Please someone post some good pics of the weekend...Thanks

John

[rocket]

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Yeah well i went along to the guitar makers festival on the weekend, i thought it was a very worthwhile event, 24 builders of different styles, classical, steel string, arched top, a few ukes, Wiesebourne, and someone even had the cheek to produce an electric base! some dudes have got no conscience. These events always attract some shady characters the unwary should always be careful of, i think these particular individuals hail from down Geelong way, anyways i got a pic of'm and a few of the instruments as well.
I was also lucky enough to catch up with a few blokes from up north Jeff and Paul and Trevor, also from Melbourne , Stu, i hope everyone had a good couple of days.
Cheers
Rod.

[Bob Connor]

Very successful weekend. It was great to catch up with a heap of forum members and put some faces to names and a few of us went out for a meal and a few drinks on the Saturday night at the Caringbush Hotel. I have no tales to tell as it was all very civilized - no one was ejected and no police were called.

Lots of nice instruments on display and there were concerts arranged to showcase the instruments.

Here's some pics.

Tony Graham

Bob Connor Lap Slides

Rod Octigan

Daniel Hoban

Alan Bull

Shane Briggs

Gary Rizollo

Tim Kill

Joe Gallacher

Very Expensive Guitar label with portrait of the builders earhole

Very expensive guitar

Jack Spira

Jack Spira

[56nortondomy]

Thanks for the photos Bob. It was nice to meet you and Trevor and Rod and also Paul. Wayne

[kiwigeo]

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Twins!!

[Bob Connor]

That's my landlord

[kiwigeo]

That's my landlord

He's there to make sure you don't nick off with the rent money from the sale of the guitars and spend it on Guinness??

[ozwood]

Hi All,

Jeff and I had a great time in Melbourne, got to meet Bob and Zippy, Rod, Stu and Kim S and caught up with Trevor.

Left at 4.00 am got to newcastle Airport at just before 5.00 am on the plane at 5.30 in Melbourne at 7.20am jumped on the Skybus, in the CBD by 8.15 am , brisk walk to Degreaves St for some brekky, short train ride , short walk, looked at some guitars, lunch at the convent markets, fell asleep, had a coffee, went for a nanna nap, had a great dinner with Bob, Zipppy, Stu, Jeff , Trevor and Jane. had a few beers , some wine, back to sleep, woke up, back to the show, looked at some guitars , went to a presentation on building with unavailable timber and breaching guitars ( happened to me once , I was fishing, a Guitar came up let out a G and swam off) bought some timber , said goodbye , short walk , short train ride, then a tram ride , Lunch at the QV markets, Coffee, Skybus, Plane watching, dinner , Plane ride, home by 10.30 pm .

Thanks to Bob, Stu, Rod and Zippy for their Southern Hospitality , was a real pleasure to spend time with you guys, and Melbourne is always a treat.

some Pics, Stu managed to evade all of them

Cheers,

[woodrat]

Thanks for all the pics posted!!! Looks like a great gathering....some familiar faces too....Well Done!

John

[ozziebluesman]

Yep looks like the place to be. I tried to order a HNT Gordon small spoke shave today as a present for my upcoming birthday and Terry said he sold out at the Festival.

Some wonderful looking instruments there!

Thanks for the pictures.

Cheers

Alan

[needsmorecowbel]

Cheers for a great weekend guys it was good fun all round and nice to knock back a few cold ones at the end of it. It was a pleasure meeting you all and nice to put faces to names.

Paul, I guess I'm just good at dodging the 'papparitzzi'

Stu

[Nick]

Thanks guys for posting the pics for those of us that couldn't make the trip. Some nice twangers on show there! Rod, as usual an nice selection on show. That first picture of the Woodtone stand, the glow coming off that archie is gorgeous! Who's (builder) is the semi hollow Bass?
Many people have their interest tweaked by the double strung Weezy Bob?
As usual Tim Kill brings something different, combines two of my interests clocks and guitars all in one package and I like the look of Jack Spira's little slot head even though it's got Paua inlays!
A high standard presented by all builders

[Bob Connor]

Many people have their interest tweaked by the double strung Weezy Bob?

Got sick of talking about the bloody thing Nick.

It did exactly what I thought it would. Created interest and got more people looking at the other instruments as well.

Regards

[needsmorecowbel]

Nick, that's Rod's semi Acoustic Leccy Bass I'm sure he can chime in with some more details.

[DarwinStrings]

Looks like the sort of place I would enjoy. Funny how that bass just stands right out for me, maybe cause it is a bass amongst a bunch of guitars but maybe cause it just looks so good, well done Rod. Well done all for that matter, like I keep telling myself "maybe next time".

Jim

[needsmorecowbel]

Sorry Jim I thought you meant the E335 Style Bass Guitar in the case (Rod's) not the upright double bass...

Stu

[DarwinStrings]

Hmmm, so who belongs to the beautiful bowed one?

Jim

[jeff crisp]

Hmmm, so who belongs to the beautiful bowed one?

Jim

That would be Dan Robinson, Jim.

[rocket]

I think i'll build a very expensive guitar one day!!
Rod.

[Bob Connor]

You already have Rod.

[rocket]

Yeah Bob but i mean so ridiculously expensive that everybody will just snigger and say wtf??
R.

[needsmorecowbel]

One day I'll build a grand piano when I have a spare 6 k lying around for the Italian Red Spruce Top....baha

[DarwinStrings]

Cheers Jeff, got any pics?

Jim