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Da Vinci Unplugged: Unveiled
Alongside an ambitious slate of new, innovative products that continue to push the largest producer of acoustic guitars in the U.S. to new heights, C.F. Martin & Co. (www.martinguitar.com) unveiled the 1.5 millionth Martin Guitar at the 2011 NAMM Show. Doak is playing it in this clip with his band mates.
Dubbed “Da Vinci Unplugged” over the past year and a half, the parts of this milestone guitar were carefully crafted at the Martin factory in Nazareth, PA, and then sent to expert luthier and inlay artist Harvey Leach, who designed the Leonardo da Vinci-inspired Mona Lisa headstock, Last Supper pickguard and Vitruvian Man back. Scrimshaw artist Bob Hergert then added his expert touch, including intricately engraved illustrations – based on an array of da Vinci drawings – to Style 45 hexagons that were cut from fossilized mammoth ivory and inlaid into the fingerboard and bridge wings. The guitar was then returned to Nazareth for final assembly, delicate Style 45 perimeter inlay, and finishing.
Jackson Phil Collen Signature
Collen’s PC1 was one of the original Jackson® signature guitars; based on the Dinky™ model but featuring more exotic woods and the Jackson sustainer/driver system. The guitar he introduced on this stage is the PC Supreme Phil Collen Signature. This guitar is a beauty and sounded awesome through the Agile Partners’ Amp Kit for iPad.
Huckabee attends show to promote music education
Former Gov. of Arkansas and TV commentator Mike Huckabee attended the NAMM Show to speak about the importance of music education for children and promote the new “I Wanna Play!” CD to help put instruments into the hands of all children.
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