Upcoming Events
General Interest
- SIMSCal Annual Meeting
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Tonewood Selection & Election of Officers
Best Western
1725 Long Beach Blvd
Long Beach, 90813
Classical Guitar
- Southern California concerts/recitals http://www.ocgc.org/SoCalEvents.htm
Steel String / Fingerstyle Guitar
- Lord of the Strings Concert Series (South Orange County)
http://www.lordofthestringsconcerts.com/calendar.htm
SIMSCal Exhibit
at
Lord of the Strings Concert Series
Many thanks to Tim Johnson, founder and president of the Lord of the Strings Concert Series for inviting SIMSCal to exhibit and display our lutherie skills at a recent concert in Mission Viejo by the renowned Andrew York. Andrew is the Grammy award winning composer and artist, and former member of the highly acclaimed LA Guitar Quartet (LAGQ).
As Andrew is primarily a classical guitar artist, he attracted predominately that type of audience. As such, SIMSCal member classical guitars were prominently on display. However, the steel string builder contingent of SIMSCal was very well represented by SIMSCal member, John Fitzgerald, with two of his instruments - one of which he had Andrew sign after the concert.
As SIMSCal will have more opportunities to exhibit at upcoming Lord of the Strings concerts, dust off some of your completed masterpieces, or finish up some projects that you are working on - we'd love to have more SIMSCal member instruments to show off in the future.
SIMSCal
Stringed Instrument Makers of Southern California
Lord of the Strings founder and President, Tim Johnson, with SIMSCal President, Mónica Esparza, in front of the SIMSCal exhibit.
SIMSCal exhibitors with Andrew York
From left to right: Chris LaBonte, Mónica Esparza, Andrew York, Bill Gourlay, John Fitzgerald
Photos from 4Q 2008 meeting "Fretting with Kathy Wingert"
In addition to the fretting demo Kathy treated us to some playing on one of her fabulous harp guitars.
Photos from 1Q 2009 meeting "Final Set-up and Intonation"
Thanks to Eric Nichols, Jim Ellsberry, Kathy Wingert, and Monica Esparza for their excellent presentations.
Photos from October Meeting "Ervin Somogyi on Guitar Voicing"
Many thanks to Ervin for his extremely informative presentation. For more on Ervin or to purchase his book(s) - The Responsive Guitar and Making the Responsive Guitar, or his new DVD Voicing the Guitar, please visit his webpage www.esomogyi.com
Photos from 1Q 2010 Meeting "LMI's Chris Herrod on Tonewoods"
Chris brought A LOT of wood for us!!
This is just a small portion - tops, backs and sides, necks, and fretboards.
Thank you, Chris, for a great presentation and sale.
SIMSCal Quarterly Meetings 2011
First Quarter: Elections and Wood Selection
Second Quarter: Bending a Venetian Cut-Away Side with Kathy Wingert
Third Quarter: Pickup Installation with Kirk Sand
Fourth Quarter: Music Jam and Potluck
Photos from 2Q 2010 Meeting - SIMSCal Swap Meet and "R.C. Allen on Cutaway Side Bending, Laminating Sides"
Photos from 3Q 2010 Meeting - Larry McCutcheon and John Fitzgerald on "Alternative Finishing Techniques"
Photos from 4Q 2010 Meeting - Guest speaker Chris Dunn "How to Photograph Guitars"
Thanks to Chris LaBonte for the photos
