Frankfurt Main station: gates open at 09:00 a.m., so I had to catch the 05:15 train from my hometown to get there in time ...
tower shows the exhibition ground, no maps needed.
one of many typical banking towers in Frankfurt
another banking tower (Frankfurt is the main financial place in Germany)
the arrow-like tower is the entrance of Frankfur Fair ground
"Messe Frankfurt" = Fair Ground Frankfurt
bottom view: the entrance to "Messe Frankfurt"
newly opened exhibition hall, looks all like an airport now ...
this is not an airport - it´s the fair!
departure hall ... ;-)
Stevens Guitars (Germany): fretboard inlay options (CNC made)
Stevens Guitars: bridge options (all CNC made)
Stevens Guitars: Pyramide Bridge "Art-Deco-style"
Stevens Guitars (German handmade, excellent!)
Parlor from Stevens Guitars
Bariton from Stevens Guitars
another Stevens Guitars with Swiss bearclaw top
This is a Taylor solidbody LP-style !
This is another solid body Taylor.
"traditional" Taylor GS in sunburst
another GS with Koa (full house)
I think I have seen this shape before ...
good wood
like it or not
same guitar as on pic before -> for the abalone lovers
I like this Cocobolo!
Ebony back with Koa wedge (another Taylor)
Makassar ebony on Taylor back
next stop: my friends from Rozawood Guitar Co. (www.rozawood.cz) have taken some of their finest guitars to Frankfurt. All eye and ear catcher - if you see one of their guitars give them a try!
Rozawood Guitar Co. : new "Bellisimo" guitar with BRW b+s and a "double top" (spruce between solid BRW). Guitar features a new sound support-system with sideports -> check their website for more informations on this interesting inovation: www.rozawood.cz
detail of the Belissimo
the sound is being collected here and directed to the "loundspeaker" you can see on previous pic
detail of the "sound-collector"
"loudspeaker" of Mastervoice
Rozawood sound-system (works like a loudspeaker)
Roszawood Guitar: elaborated headstock
another Rozawood with new headstock design. Excellent workmanship and sound.
Roszawood OM - guess where the tops are from. ;-)
guess what kind of wood?
another Rozawood OM with some pearl work ...
Rozawood started to make archtops recently.
detail
OM with bat inlays and BRW pick guard - and red strings
Rozawood new Aircraft guitar: snakewood appointments
detail of the previous OM guitar
another detail
who´s that man?
Sanden Guitars: the fret slots were made by a luthier who is new to the job. Just joking: it´s an interesting idea, check their website for more.
German luthier Andreas Cuntz designed this headstock -> straight strings
Cuntz Guitars: body
Cuntz Guitars
more Cuntz
Ergonomic Guitars shape: the "armrest" is not bowed spruce, but another piece that is straight/flat and glued to the top
another Ergonomic Guitar with glued "armrest"
detail of ergonomic Guitar armrest
CF Martin booth: anniversary guitar
tag says it all: I like the idea of sustainable wood being used!
same Martin guitar as before
without words
I expected that this guitar sounds like the leather it is wraped in, but it does better.
a Martin from the Artist series
New EC´s with Madagascar b+s, available in sunburst, too - I like them a lot!
Madagascar back of the new EC´s
CF Martin: J. Cash guitar
antoher pic from the same guitar
jump to Switzerland: Claudio Pagelli makes outstanding guitars - like this gypsy Jass-guitar
again a Claudio Pagelli-creation
headstock of previous guitar
side of Pagelli guitar (guitar hides Claudio´s nice wife)
soundport on a Pagelli
Eastman solid body and archtop guitars
forgot why I took this pic ... sorry!
Schertler Guitar, designed by Claudio Pagelli
another one
yes, this is a Larrivee solid body
more Larrivee solid bodies
Black Beauty (if you like this shape)
German manufactor "Lakewood"
another Lakewood (gut string)
Coco bridge on classical
Lakewood
Lakewood with flamed Koa
bridge detail
headstock
more Lakewood
detail of a Lakewood
more Lakewood ...
rosette detail: 2-woods interchanging
sorry, forgot the maker
see the tags ...
tag says: new Rose Cash guitar
Martin "R. Robbertson" guitar
detail of R. Roberstson guitar from Martin
new Martin headstock: should it happen that they got a new CNC?
one more Martin from the sustainable wood series, even the dot´s are of sustainable wood (cherry)
Guess what is this? Yes, it is a Breedlove solidbody!
another Breedlove solidbody
one more Breedlove solidbody
Breedlove booth
Breedlove makes acoustic guitars, too.
Stanford Guitars
re-introduced Larson Bros. guitars
Larson Bros.
Stanford with b url rosette
Sanford Guitars (with new "7th fret" capo)
stanford detail
Stanford Classical
It was great to meet my friends from BSG Guitars again. They make wonderful instruments at reasonable prices, all handmade in Europe. For more informations contact me.
BSG: BRW fretboard + headstock
more BSG
more BSG: Brazilian back
on the way back I took some old stock German Moonspruce with me from my Bavarian stock: guitar tops, archtop wedges, double bass top (left upright), cello tops and some bracing logs
150 bracing logs in the back among more archtop wedges and cello tops ... and no speed limit on Germany´s highways ... the car information system calculated an average speed of 174 km/hour for my 900 km trip back home after I turned off the engines. Just do it better! ;-)
