2022 PROGRAM GUIDE EXHIBITION LUTHIER WORKSHOPS MASTER CLASSES INSTRUMENT DEMOS TIME OUT BAR INDUSTRY BUILDER AWARD V A N C O U V E R I N T E R N A T I O N A L G U I T A R F E S T I V A L SEPTEMBER 24 & 25, 2022 Table of Contents Page 3 Floor Plan Page 4 - 7 Exhibitor List Page 8 Luthier Workhops Page 9 Master Classes Page10 Instrument Demo Schedule Paeg 11 Time Out Bar Schedule Page 12 Luthier Industry Builder Award Welcome to the ultimate guitar experience! Welcome to an extraordinary weekend featuring world renowned luthiers, musicians in every genre and expert master-class instructors. All the information you need, including live music schedules, class schedules, luthier contact info and the exhibit floor map is contained in this brochure. Have a wonderful weekend! Showtime Event & Displa CREEKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 30 29 28 27 26 25 31 32 33 34 35 36 42 41 40 39 38 37 43 44 45 46 47 48 54 53 52 51 50 49 55 56 57 58 59 60 62 63 64 65 66 9'3" 9'3" 9'3" 9'3" 9'3" 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 5' 5' 8' 5' x 5' 5' x 5' 5' x 5' Instrument Testing St Sto 61 3 FLOOR PLAN 4 1. 2A. 2B. 3. 4 - 6. 7. 8. EREZ PERELMAN GUITARS Erez Perelman, Luthier erez-perelman.com MAE LUTHERIE Lee Hyldig, Luthier maelutherie.com LONE TREE GUITARS Steve Doreen, Luthier lonetreeguitars.com MARC SAUMIER LUTHIER Marc Saumier, Luthier marcsaumierluthier.com BOW RIVER WOOD TO WORKS woodtoworks.com HARMS GUITARS Joshua Harms, Luthier harmsguitars.com ROOSTER GUITARS Jimmy Joseph, Master Carver Keenan McCormack, Apprentice keenanmc71@gmail.com 9A. 9B. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. IRVIN GUITARS Wayne Irvin Johnson, Luthier irvinguitars.com TYSON SOTH GUITAR CO Tyson Soth, Luthier sothguitars.com MCNAMEE GUITARS John McNamee, Luthier johnmcnamee.ca REIMER GUITARS & BASSES Dave Reimer, Luthier facebook.com/ReimerGuitars MUSIC HEALS musicheals.ca JOI GUITARS Reuben Forsland, Luthier joiguitars.com THE DUNCANAFRICA SOCIETY Jay Duncan, Luthier duncanafrica.com EXHIBITOR LIST 5 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. BRIGHT GUITARS Will Bright, Luthier brightguitars.com FUNSTON GUITARS Bernard Funston, Luthier maelutherie.com MULE RESOPHONIC Matt Eich, Luthier muleresophonic.com LARRIVÉE GUITARS John Larrivée, Luthier larrivee.com JOE YOUNG GUITARS Joe Young, Luthier joeyoungguitars.ca NORTH WOODS LUTHIERS Paul Ubl & Tuk Kongsawat, Luthiers northwoodsluthiers.com CEDAR MOUNTAIN GUITAR Steven Richards, Luthier cedarmtm.com 22. 23A. 23B. 24. 25/26. 27. 28. CEDAR MOUNTAIN MANDOLIN Gary Lewandowski, Luthier cedarmtm.com DE JONGE GUITARS Sergei de Jonge, Luthier dejongeguitars.com GHOST RIVER GUITAR CO Jackson Corry, Luthier ghostriverguitars.ca HALCYON GUITAR Ed Bond, Luthier halcyonguitars.com MACPHERSON GUITARS Dan MacPherson, Luthier macphersonguitars.com NICOLE ALOSINAC LUTHIERY Nicole Alosinac, Luthier nicolealosinacluthiery.com DnA RYER GUITARS David Ryer, Luthier ryerguitars.com EXHIBITOR LIST CONTINUED 6 29. 30. 31A. 31B. 32A. 32B. 33A. ALBERICO GUITAR Fabrizio Alberico, Luthier albericoguitar.com VIGILANT GUITARS Trevor Woodland, Luthier www.vigilantguitars.com NGB GUITARS Nick Brygidyr, Luthier instagram.com/ngbgtrs QUINN GUITARS Oliver Duval-Quinn, Luthier quinnguitars.com/ 52 INSTRUMENT COMPANY Jeremy Clark, Luthier 52Instruments.com DESLONGCHAMPS LUTHERIE Morgan Deslongchamps, Luthier mileendguitarcoop.com BOTIA INSTRUMENTS Pedro Botia, Luthier botiainstruments.com 33B. 34A 34B. 35. 36. 37 - 40. 43 - 48. 41-42. 49 - 50. LARKSPUR LUTHERIE Joshua Greenberg, Luthier instagram.com/larkspurlutherie MICHAEL KENNEDY GUITARS Michael Kennedy, Luthier michaelkennedyguitars.com BELVEDERE INSTRUMENT CO. Brett Hawes, Luthier .belvedere-instruments.com/ HEARTSTRINGS JEWELRY heartstringsjewelry.com MURFFIT GUITARS Warren Murfitt, Luthier warrenmurfitt.com BOUTIQUE GUITAR SHOWCASE boutiqueguitarshowcase.com CEDAR CREEK CASES cedarcreekcases.com PRESTIGE GUITARS prestigeguitars.com EXHIBITOR LIST CONTINUED 7 51 - 52. 53 - 54. 55. 56. 57. TOM LEE MUSIC tomleemusic.ca MOUNTAIN VOICE INC. mountainvoice.ca THE GUITAR STAND GUY theguitarstandguy.com VANCOUVER GUITAR FINISHING vancouverguitarfinishing.com JAPARTS japarts.ca 58 - 60. 61-62. 63. 64 - 65. TAPESTRY MUSIC tapestrymusic.com ANDERSON MUSICAL INSTRUMENT INSURANCE SOLUTIONS insureyourinstrument.com LEATHERGRAFT leathergraft.co.uk GRAPHTECH GUITAR LABS graphtech.com SATURDAY JANUARY 28 7:30PM INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT ITAMAR EREZ | JOCELYN GOULD JESUS GUERRERO | STEPHANIE JONES MASSEY THEATRE PRESENTS masseytheatre.com 735 Eighth Ave, New Westminster EXHIBITOR LIST CONTINUED LUTHIER WORKSHOPS Another groundbreaking series of luthier workshops! World-class luthiers and artisans will teach the classes, sharing the secrets of their success in setup, finishing, construction, tonewood selection, guitar marketing and more. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 10:45 - 11:45 AM – Creating the Vintage Look and Sound for Electric Guitars, with Dave Reimer of Reimer Guitars 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Modern Guitar Finishing with John Regehr and Robert Bustos of Vancouver Guitar Finishing 1:15 – 2:15 PM - Guitar Set-up 101 with Nicole Alosinac, of Nicole Alosinac Luthiery 2:30 – 3:30 PM - The Sellable Guitar (From concept to satisfied customer) with Jamie Gale, Curator of the Boutique Guitar Showcase (Free for Exhibition Ticket Holders) 3:45 - 4:45 PM - Introduction to Acoustic Guitar Building with Bernard Funston of Funston Guitars SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 10:45 - 11:45 AM – Torrefaction Talk with Industry Expert Bob Lennon of ThermalWood Canada – Sponsored by Wood to Works 12:00 – 1:00 PM - Guitar Set-up 101 with Nicole Alosinac, of Nicole Alosinac Luthiery 1:15 – 2:15 PM – Building your Boutique Guitar Business; Essential Ingredients of Success, with Matt Eich of Mule Resophonic Guitars 2:30 – 3:30 PM – The Art and Science of Voicing a Guitar with Sergei De Jonge, Master Luthier of De Jonge Guitars 8 MASTER CLASSES Our master-class series is back with even more talent on hand to guide and inspire guitarists of all levels and stylistic leanings. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 10:20 - 11:20 AM: Itamar Erez - Transforming Theory to Practice. Keys to Unlocking the Fretboard! 11:30 - 12:30 PM: Terry Robb - Fingerstyle Blues an Ragtime Guitar & Slide Guitar and Open Tunings 12:40 - 1:40 PM: Dave Dunwoodie - Graphtech Guitar Labs, 40 years of Innovation! (2022 Luthier Industry Award Winner) - * Free for exhibition ticket holders 1:50 - 2:50 PM: Josue Tacoronte Otero - Flamenco Rumba, Cuban Rumba, and Latin Rhythm Techniques 3:00 - 4:00 PM: Matt Thomas - Beginning & Intermediate Level Fingerpicking SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 10:20 – 11:20 AM: Eduardo Garcia Espinoza - UKELELE WORKSHOP: Strumming - A Rhythm Primer 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Dave Martone - TOP SECRETS TO IMPROVISING LIKE A MASTER 12:40 – 1:40 PM: Matt Thomas - Advanced Fingerstyle and Thumbpicking Techniques 1:50 – 2:50 PM: Jacob Seyer - Modern Fingerstyle Guitar: Introducing Techniques for the Solo Performer 3:00 – 4:00 PM: Paul Pigat - Rockabilly 101 9 INSTRUMENT DEMOS Head up to the Dance Studio on Level 2 to see our all- star musician line-up test out some of our exhibitors world class guitars! All sessions are 20 minutes long and are free with festival entry. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 10:30 AM TBA 11:00 AM TBA 11:30 AM Matt Thomas plays Joi Guitars 12:00 PM Matt Thomas plays Larrivee Guitars 12:30 PM Jacob Seyer plays Marc Saumier Luthier 1:00 PM Sean Hall plays Irvin Guitars 1:30 PM Terry Robb plays McNamee Guitars 2:00 PM Terry Robb plays Funston Guitars 2:30 PM Jacob Seyer plays Funston Guitars 3:00 PM Harms Guitars played by Bill Holtom 3:30 PM Josue Tacoronte plays Perelman Guitar SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 10:30 AM Matt Thomas plays Mae Lutherie 11:00 AM Michael Hart plays The DuncanAfrica Society 11:30 AM Sean Hall plays Irvin Guitars 12:00 PM Harms Guitars played by Bill Holtom 12:30 PM Jacob Seyer plays John McNamee 1:00 PM Jocob Seyer Plays North Woods Instruments 1:30 PM Paul Pigat Plays Tapestry Music 2:00 PM Itamar Erez Plays Perelman Guitars 2:30 PM Kaley Tivy plays Larkspur Lutherie 10 TIME OUT BAR J O I N U S F O R L I V E G U I T A R M U S I C A T T H E “ T I M E O U T ” B A R & L O U N G E ! Our roster of internationally renowned guitarists perform 45 minute sets starting at noon each afternoon in our Time Out Bar. Order a glass of wine or craft beer and just try staying seated while these master performers work their magic on stage. Level 2 of the Community Centre in MP4. Featuring: Eduardo Garcia Espinoza, Jacob Seyer, Matt Thomas, Terry Robb, Josué Tacoronte Otero, Itamar Erez, Paul Pigat, Dave Martone SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 12 - 12:45 PM Eduardo Garcia Espinoza 1 - 1:45 PM Jacob Seyer 2 - 2:45 PM Matt Thomas 3 - 3:45 PM Terry Robb 4. - 4:45 PM Josué Tacoronte Otero SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 12 - 12:45 PM Itamar Erez 1 - 1:45 PM Terry Robb 2 - 2:45 PM Paul Pigat 3 - 3:45 PM Dave Martone 4 - 4:45 PM Matt Thomas 11 LUTHIER INDUSTRY BUILDER AWARD DAVE DUNWOODIE Graph Tech Guitar Labs Head Honco graphtech.com Winner of the 2022 Luthier Industry Builder Award, in recognition of his Lifetime Achievement in the Guitar Industry. 12 AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24 AT 2:30 PM. The award recognizes Canadians who have made significant and lasting contributions to the evolution of the guitar-building industry. Over four decades, Dave Dunwoodie has grown Graph Tech from a basement start-up to a thriving international operation designing and manufacturing guitar and ukulele components distributed in 42 countries. Today, Graph Tech holds more than 50 patents and trademarks worldwide and has become the largest nut and saddle manufacturer in the world. Among their innovations is TUSQ, a line of synthetic ivory nuts and saddles made from 100% organic polymers employing no petroleum- based or animal-based materials. “Over the years this product has replaced the equivalent of 5,000 real elephant tusks used for nuts and saddles,” he says with pride. Based in Delta, B.C., Graph Tech employs a team of 35, including Dunwoodie’s daughters Theresa and Tarina. Among their 1,200 different styles of nuts, saddles and bridge pins, Graph Tech ships Resomax electric guitar bridges and Ratio mutli-geared machine heads around the world to guitar and ukulele manufacturers including Fender, Gibson, Taylor, Martin, Godin, Breedlove, Yamaha, Epiphone, Kala, Lanikai and Mahalo. Dunwoodie is passionate about Graph Tech’s mission “to improve the playing experience.” He has been featured on BNN, BCTV, City TV as well as local and national newspapers, Music Trades Magazine and the Music and Sound Retailer. NOTES