Posts filed under 'NAMM 2006'KoaNot everyone at the NAMM Show was there to sell finished products. Winkler Woods, for example, was there with a stash of stunning koa that was just right for making guitars or ukes. That’s Mike DaSilva of the DaSilva Ukulele Company eyeing a particularly choice book-matched set. -MJS Add comment January 31st, 2006 KamakaKamaka made its first NAMM show appearance this year. The uke on the pedestal is their new Jake Shimabukuro signature model. Very sweet….-MJS 2 comments January 31st, 2006 Random NAMMPatrick Ford, who took all the NAMM photos for us, had never been to the show before. We let him loose for a while to wander around and see what images he came back with. If you find that these photos confuse and disorient you, then we’ve given you a small taste of what it’s like to attend the NAMM Show.–MJS Add comment January 30th, 2006 Fluke and FleaOne of the best things about the NAMM Show is being able to catch up with old pals like Jim and Liz Beloff. I really believe that Jim is one of reasons the ukulele is undergoing its current resurgence in popularity. His books have introduced loads of new songs into the uke repertoire, and the Fluke and Flea ukes he sells are great sounding, inexpensive instruments. And to top it all off, his father Marv makes wooden bow ties with ukes on them. (Robert, thanks for setting me straight on the bow ties!)-MJS 1 comment January 30th, 2006 Daisy Rock Daisy Rock designs guitars to appeal to girls, but these star shaped models might appeal to a boy who wants to be the next Bootsy Collins. -MJS Add comment January 29th, 2006 Santa Cruz Guitar CompanyOne of the cool things about the NAMM show is that a lot of booths will have live perfomances from very good musicians. At SCGC, for example, SONiA of dissapear fear played a few sets on her signature model guitar. Richard Hoover, the founder of SCGC, was kind enough to display issues of the FJ in his booth, as you can see in the last photo. Sadly, all of his copies vanished before the show ended. Whoever walked off with them showed good taste but lousy morals. –MJS
Add comment January 29th, 2006 Ovation Time WarpOvation has been around 40 years, which was a bit of shock to me when I realized that. I always thought of them as something of a brash newcomer, but somewhere along the line, they’ve become elder statesmen. Anyway, to celebrate, they have reissued some famous guitars from their past, including, from left to right, the Josh White Model, the Glen Campbell 6-string, the Glen Campbell 12-string and the Balladeer. The guitar in the tube is Old Number 6, the first playable Ovation prototype. Apparently, Old Numbers 1 through 5 were just body “bowls” that were built to test the molding process. -MJS Add comment January 29th, 2006 Speaking of Iconic Cartoon Cats….
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