Steelstrings – The Holy Grail Guitar Show

Beauregard Guitars

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Beauregard guitars are 100% handcrafted in a small shop near Montréal, Québec, in the picturesque small town of St-Denis-sur-Richelieu. Neither CNC’s nor countless jigs are used in the creation of a Beauregard guitar.
Through many years of honing his skills and developing acoustic comprehension, Mario Beauregard’s reputation was earned by producing the very highest quality acoustic instruments. Tone and playability are always his top priorities. Through many trips to the Canadian west coast and Europe, Mario has chosen the finest tone woods which he carefully processes and stores.
It will be Mario’s honor and a pleasure to build an instrument that will suit the very high standard of the serious guitarist.

Chris Wynne Guitars

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Chris Wynne has been building for nearly 30 years in Australia and running guitar making course throughout the world. He’s passion is not just building guitars but using Australian tone woods, as Chris has said ” Over my career l have used both traditional tone woods and Australian tone woods in guitar making and have found by using the Australian woods which has many advantages of not only being sustainable but been able to create a very beautiful sounding instrument ” He has now has a workshop in Saint Salvadou in the south of France as well as Australia.

I have always loved guitar, playing was one thing, but now building a guitar and playing it is something that enriches my life every day. Now to have the chance to exhibit in the best guitar show in the world is something l have always dreamed to be part off.

Duwe-Gitarrenbau

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When Martin Duwe was twelve years old, his first stringed instrument was a triangular one.

Since then his passion for craftsmanship have never stopped.

In his workshop in Mainz only outstanding classical, flamenco and acoustic guitars are created, but also specialities such as special travel guitars, silent for the hotel or foldable for the plane.

Guitar and musician should fit well together. Therefore Martin Duwe puts great effort into individual consultation. It is about what is being played and how the customer envisions his instrument. This results in beautiful personal favourites that his customers’ compositions have been waiting for.

Building guitars is a passion, not a job. The fascination of creating something out of different woods that does not only look beautiful but also sounds wonderful to pleasure many people, are facets of this profession that inspire me. HGGS is the perfect place to share my passion with colleagues.

Photo Copyright: Parallel Dreams (workshop 1); Heike Rost (instrument 2 and workshop 2)

Gitarren Meckbach

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Martin opened his shop “Gitarren Meckbach” in Berlin in 2015 after 20 years of experience within the guitar world. His luthier path started when he built his first guitar with the book “Classic Guitar Construction” by Irving Sloane, and became professional end of the 1990s at the master luthier workshop of Albert & Müller. Since his first own model creations and meantime employments at several major brand guitar distributors, manufacturers and retailers (Gibson, Hofner, Hagstrom and others) he was more than ready to go his own luthier way full-time. He loves the beauty of acoustic guitar sound and shapes.

At previous Holy Grail Guitar Shows, I met great luthiers and could find extraordinary guitars made by them. I’m very much looking forward to showing my own creations this time, meeting new customers and my old luthier friends again!

Photo copyright: Frank Löhmer (portraits & tool board); Martin Meckbach (parlor guitars)

William Laskin Guitarmaker

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William ‘Grit’ Laskin has been building concert level Steel String, Flamenco and Classical guitars In Toronto, Canada since 1971. He is the originator of the Bevels on acoustic guitars as well as the Sideport Soundhole. He is also known for his groudbreaking Inlay Art. The latest book on his Inlay Art is Grand Complications–50 Guitars & 50 Stories. He has received Canada’s highest award for Craft Excellence, the Saidye Bronfman Award, as well as being given the Order Of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour for his innovative guitar work and his contributions to Canada’s music community.

The featured guitar, “SCHOOL STRIKE”, inspired largely by Greta Thunberg, has Inlay Art that focuses on the climate crisis. But this guitar was also designed in collaboration with Kora Jünger and Frank Deimel. On two Deimel guitars Kora created art also inspired by Ms. Thunberg, but expanded the theme to include other courageous young people who are changing the world.

Kora and myself will make ourselves available for a Zoom session with any who are interested and book the event with us. The scheduled time is tentatively: both Saturday & Sunday, at 18:00 Berlin time / Noon in Toronto.

I have been playing the guitar since age 9 and loved woodworking, so becoming a guitarmaker was a logical extension, and is a career I still feel passionate about.

Oroborus Customs

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Innovative, one of a kind and a bit at the dark side of the force….

…those are Tobias Traub’s handmade instruments built in his Custom Shop in the middle of Berlin, Germany.

His guitars are not only beautiful, versatile and responsive in sound but Tobias has also his own unique way to show that potential in each Instrument visually. He has developed his own techniques for his handmade marquetry and engravings, to include his love of art, sci-fi, wood cuts- and printing… and other awesomely weird stuff.

After all, music is life! And so is the guitar!

Innovative, one of a kind and a bit at the dark side of the force… I think those narratives describe my work pretty exactly; I think they’re even pretty on point for myself. In building guitars I found my way to express the person I am, to tell stories, to inspire other people and get inspired by the ideas and wishes of the customer or just to meditate. The Holy Grail Show represents all that. That’s why I’m here.

Kostal Guitars

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With 12 years of building behind him, Jason draws upon his years of experience as a fingerstyle player and performer, former Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery instructor, and two and a half year apprenticeship under Ervin Somogyi to create one of the most precisely crafted, aesthetically inspiring, and sonically diverse steel stringed guitars on the market. Each instrument is individually designed and voiced to bring out the tonality and responsiveness desired by professional musicians, discerning collectors, and true enthusiasts all over the world.

Donal McGreevy Guitars

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Donal McGreevy is a guitar maker from Co. Down in the north of Ireland. Having been surrounded by music and craft from a young age, he studied at the Lagan Lutherie School as it combined his love of the two. With a carefully considered design, the finest materials and the highest quality craftsmanship, Donal is making guitars for clients all over the world. His work is characterised by clean lines, rich tones and a finish that feels great to the touch.

I’m so sorry that we’re not getting the chance to meet in person at this years show. I hope that you’re all keeping well and I’ll look forward to meeting you in future. Send me an email if you’d like to know more about my guitars. I’m always happy to chat online if you have any questions.

All the best,
Donal

Canna Guitars

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Having studied industrial design, Jakob is always open to try out new ideas and materials to create something unexpected and unique in order to inspire musicians to create something they didn’t expect either. There is almost no part of the guitar that hasn’t been reimagined to fit the design and improve the functionality. The round Hempstone body, for example, provides a closer fit, giving a compact and comfortable playing experience. The use of natural and local materials is mirrored by the organic design to create a guitar that brings joy to look at, listen to, play and feel.

The Canna guitar is my approach to create something unexpected and unique to inspire musicians to create something they didn’t expect either. There is almost no part of the guitar that I haven’t reimagined to create a guitar that brings joy to look at, listen to, play and feel.

De Haan guitars

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Master luthier Frank de Haan started the ‘De Haan guitars’ company in 2012 in the Netherlands. It stands for completely hand built, high-end acoustic guitars. Besides building guitars by himself, Frank nowadays runs a successful guitar-building school, educating dozens of students every year from all over the world. In 2017 Frank also founded the electric guitar brand: ‘Stoney Creek guitars’.
All guitars are made using the best materials, specially picked by Frank himself. ‘De Haan guitars’ are crafted with the finest precision and eye for detail. A rich, crisp sound completes these stunning guitars.

Our company stands for completely hand build, high-end acoustic guitars. All our guitars are made with the use of the best materials, specially picked by master luthier Frank de Haan himself. ‘De Haan guitars’ are crafted with the finest precision and eye for detail. A rich, crisp sound completes our guitars.