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Picks were ordered from “The Pick Guy”; rainbow confetti celluloid in a variety of gauges.
These were very popular with people that stopped by our exhibit at the 2009 Healdsburg Guitar Festival, August 14-16.
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Michael described his integrally carved curvilinear tone bars and other features to hundreds of interested attendees.
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There was quite a lot of diversity among the players who stopped by.
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We were lucky to have been given an excellent location.
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Jeffrey Burr gave an inspiring demo concert using all three guitars we had at the show.
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Jeffrey at our booth.
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Our top display, and three different guitar sizes attracted a lot of attention.
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Taro McCarthy thinking about his next move.
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Part of the McCarthy Stringed Instruments crew, left to right: Bill, Taro and Michael McCarthy, Hisao Tsukamoto.
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Packing up after a successful show. See you next time!
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This is from a flickr photo gallery by Layne Russell ("Apple Crisp").