The party was held at John Varvatos in Soho, NYC. GE Smith and his band performed and were a wonderful addition to the festivities.

My first contribution to the magazine came out yesterday- check it out.

There was a brief question and answer period, and then all got a chance to play my basses and jam with each other. There was also a demonstration/performance by another fine bassist from that area. There were some pretty great bass players that showed up at this event.

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This is a wonderful opportunity to see, hear, play my basses, and to meet some wonderful bass players. Bass educator and amazing bass player Michael Dimin has put this whole thing together. I will be speaking about the history and the evolution of my AE5 Swallow signature bass. I was at the first Hang where Michael Tobias was the featured luthier, and it was very special. Don’t miss it!

November 21, 2011 / 6:00PM–8:00PM
Parkway Music
1777 Route 9
Clifton Park, NY 12065
(518) 383-0300

There are lots of new photos, models, video clips. I hope you like it. Drop me a line and tell me what you think.

This past weekend (October 22-23), I had the pleasure of displaying and participating in the festivities at the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY. Many of the world’s finest luthiers from far and wide displayed their incredible guitars, and their meticulous craftsmanship was ever present—Steve Grimes from Mauii, Michael Gurian from Seattle, WA, Linda Manzer from Canada, Ervin Somogyi from Oakland, CA, John Montleone from Long Island, NY, and several of us locals…the list goes on. I loved seeing their work, meeting old friends, and getting to know some that I never actually met before such as Steve Grimes and Tom Ribbecke—both great guys and impeccable craftsmen.

It was a wonderful hang!