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The HEALDSBURG GUITAR FESTIVAL commences on the 14th August and runs through to Sunday the 16th of August. It is held at the Wells Fargo Centre for the Arts,  just out of Santa Rosa, close to Healdsburg in the beautiful Napa valley area. Hundreds of handmade instruments ,carefully and lovingly crafted by Luthiers from six (6) continents, will be on display, to play,purchase or just otherwise browse and admire. Custom steel string,crossover and Baritones’,Classical, Solidbodys’... Read More

  The collage that appears on the Home page and directly above, was painted onto canvas by my wife Jennifer and given to me as a Christmas present  in 2008. Jennifer is a Master craftswomen and this original, beautifully detailed work is a fine example of her extra ordinary skill. The collage which is protected from dust in a special display cabinet hangs in my workshop as a constant reminder, to me, on the one hand, to be Careful,Thoughtful and Patient in all that I do in the execution of my... Read More