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National Folk Festival, Canberra ....... April 1 - 5, 2010.
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This year we will be taking a selection of guitars to the Instrument Makers
section at 'The National' in Canberra. Please come and visit our stall in the
Instrument Makers Pavilion, where you will be
able to see and try the following .......
| Guitar Family Instruments |
Baritone; 2 trebles; 1 octave |
| Standard guitars |
One Concert and 4 Granges (a spruce top and three King William Pine tops) |
| Short Scale Grange |
A cedar top Grange with 630mm string length |
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Rafael Andia and Claire Sananikone recording.
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We have just received an extract of a recording by
Rafael Andia and
Claire Sananikone. The duet
was composed by Rafael, and recorded in 2008 on Caldersmith Concert guitars.
| Play/Download Music (1.46 MegaBytes) |  | Inmemorial Sobre Las Notas Negras composed by Rafael Andia and
performed by Claire Sananikone and the author on Caldersmith Concert
guitars.. |  | To download this audio file.... - Point the mouse at the speaker icon.
- Click the right mouse button.
- Select 'Save target as...' menu item.
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Guitars Under Construction .....
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- Cedar/Yellow Carabeen Concert.
- Cedar/Black Sassafras Concert.
- Spruce/American Walnut Grange.
- King William Pine/Tasmanian Blackwood Grange.
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LATEST GUITARS.
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Black Sassafras Baritone. The first roundback (as opposed to braced back) baritone has
turned out exceptionally well, with optimal sustain and lyrical treble. It will be
incorporated into performances at this year's Sydney Classical Guitar Society's Summer
School (January 13 - 17).
'Tasmanian Tiger' Grange guitar features top in King William Pine with Huon Pine
decoration, and Tasmanian Blackwood back and sides. It also has a blackwood fingerboard
and bridge. A stunning looking instrument, it's assertive starting transient gives it
a unique cutting sound.
Rosewood Grange guitar. We feel this is one of our best Granges yet - very playable
with beautiful tonal dynamics.
Graham with the new Indian Rosewood/Cedar Grange.
Angela testing the 'Tassie Tiger'.
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Those Were the Days My Friend...
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Recently we attended a pearl wedding anniversary in Goulburn, where Graham
was reunited with several of his old folkie friends, including veteran fiddler,
Bob McGuiness. Thirty years ago, Graham and Bob performed at the wedding of
Jennifer Hume and Ian McDougall in the same venue, Garroorigang, the Hume family
homestead. They are pictured here admiring (or at least regarding) the steel
string baritone Graham made for Ian in 1984. Needless to say, Bob and Graham
managed to trot out a few 'choons' for old times sake as part of the entertainment
programme in the stately drawing room.
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Steel string guitar.
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Our worker, Rye, is pictured testing his first steel string guitar. It is yet
to be varnished but the strings are left on for a few days to check neck relief
development (ie. how much the neck pulls up) before attacking the guitar with
the spray gun.
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Caldersmith Guitar recordings wanted.
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We are looking for sound recordings to use as background on these web pages. Contact us if
you would like to donate a short segment (20 to 40 seconds) of your favourite piece.
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*Background Music: "The Frog Galliard" - John Dowland. Played by Alessandro D'Aco on his Caldersmith Concert Guitar. |
