About the festival.
The third guitar makers festival is scheduled for Sat 21 and Sun 22 May 2011
details, including performers and makers
attending will be updated soon.

Melbourne
Guitar Makers festival is an opportunity to see and play some beautiful handmade
guitars, and meet the people who make them, in an intimate setting.
These
instruments are seldom seen in shops, and the workshops of the makers often off
the beaten track.
Its
great to see photos online, or occasionally find a gem in a shop somewhere. But
nothing compares to sitting with the instruments, playing them and hearing them
played.
To
have a range of guitars and makers together, and available for a whole weekend
is a rare thing!
It
took a concerted effort to get it all together in 2009, and was well worth it.
For the 2010 festival we are sticking to the original simple idea. To showcase the handmade guitar by exhibiting work of the highest quality from established makers.
The
Abbotsford convent provides a great venue for the guitars. The grand halls are a
pleasure to be in.
Showing
acoustic instruments always presents the problem of noise. A busy room full of
great energy can be too noisy to sit and play a guitar.
We will set up the exhibition with
that in mind, and the convent itself offers many quiet spaces close by.
There
will be a small charge to enter the exhibition. This is to help cover the cost
of the event. It also helps with the noise levels in the exhibition by limiting
the people coming in to those truly interested.
There will be a series of workshops with in depth tuition, presented by respected and accomplished musicians, covering many different aspects of the guitar
Details will be posted soon
The
evening concert.
SO
far the line up for 2011 includes..
Lucas Michaelidis
Jenny Marie
Sergio Ercole
James Sherlock
Nick Charles and
Jeff Lang
Admission prices
Guitar makers Exhibition $15 per day
Workshops $45
Saturday evening concert $30
Some photos of the 2010 festival, with thanks to Andrew Hives and Paul McBride who took these pictures...
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Here are some photos from the 2009 festival...
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The Convent grounds |
The exhibition of guitars |
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The evening concert |
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Work by Jack Spira |
Work by Tim Kill |
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Work by Carson Crickmore |
Work by James Kieth |
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The evening concert audience |
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