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The Holy Grail Guitar Show 2014!
TIME: November 15th and 16th, 2014!
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PLACE: Estrel Hotel and Convention Center, Berlin
More than 110 of the world’s premier guitar makers will meet this
fall in Berlin for the first edition of The Holy Grail Guitar Show.
This event will showcase the best of the current boutique guitar
building scene.
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BY LUTHIERS FOR LUTHIERS: A first in Europe, this show was conceived and
is organized by a group of luthiers who felt the need for a show presenting and
promoting the handmade guitar. It is a grass-roots effort shepherded by the EGB,
the European Guitar Builders Association, a community of the small guitar
builders from all across Europe. !
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MEET THE LUTHIER: A stunning selection of electric guitars, acoustic guitars,
archtops, classical guitars and basses, from the most avant-garde to the
traditional, will be exhibited here in one location by the luthiers who created them.
This will be the place where you can meet the makers and experience firsthand
the extraordinary work being done today in the field of lutherie. Each exhibiting
luthier will be present at the show personally.!
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FOCUS ON THE GUITAR: The hand made guitar has emerged as a strong
alternative to the factory made instruments widely available. The ability to tailor
the instrument to a client’s wishes, with woods, features and tonal character
individually chosen, and the great quality of work done today, has earned the
custom boutique guitar a place in any serious player’s arsenal of instruments.
The range presented at The Holy Grail Guitar Show ranges from expensive and
exclusive instruments by today’s foremost builders, to rugged working musician’s
tools, designed for daily use on the stage or on the road. Spanning the gamut
from historically inspired and classically constructed guitars to fanciful inventions
embracing new technologies and approaches by the adventurous among the
luthiers, the show promises to yield something for even the most discerning
visitor. !
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A GAME-CHANGING SHOW: With a strong international presence, this show
promises to become one of the major yearly events for guitar lovers from all over
the globe - a rare opportunity to see so many great and exciting instruments
assembled in one place. The guitars will be available for try-out, and for sale
also. Sound booths equipped with amplifiers will be available for testing the
instruments. In addition to the exhibit a series of demo concerts will run during
the show, featuring the instruments exhibited at the show, plus a program of
lectures and seminars by well-known luthiers, covering topics of interest to guitar
lovers.!
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THEN WE TAKE BERLIN: We chose Berlin as the show location for its good
international accessibility, moderate pricing and the attractions it offers the visitor
as one of the prime cultural capitals of Europe.!
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THE ESTREL: A modern Hotel and Convention Center, the Estrel venue offers
all the amenities necessary to make the visit a peasant one, such a varied
selection of restaurants and bars for those wanting to spend the day or weekend
at the show. Rooms are also available for those who want to stay overnight. !
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NOTICE the exhibitor listing on page 4!!
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Download HIGH RESOLUTION photos here!!
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OPENING HOURS:!
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Saturday, November 15th!
11.00 - 18.00!
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Sunday, November 16th!
10.00 – 17.00
TICKETS & PRICES:!
General admission!
EUR 15 (1-day)!
EUR 25 (2-days)!
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VENUE:!
Estrel Berlin!
Sonnenallee 225!
12057 Berlin,Germany!
Phone +49 30 6831 0!
http://www.estrel.com!
ORGANIZED BY:!
European Guitar Builders e.V. (EGB)!
Bautzener Str. 14!
10829 Berlin!
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HGGS website: http://www.holygrailguitarshow.com !
HGGS website press area: http://www.holygrailguitarshow.com/press!
EGB website: http://www.europeanguitarbuilders.com !
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General Contact Information: Tania Spalt / [email protected] !
Press Contact: Juha Ruokangas / [email protected] !
Press Coordinator: Alice Léonard-Pons / [email protected]!
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EXHIBITORS / THE HOLY GRAIL GUITAR SHOW 2014!
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Maurice Dupont
Ari-Jukka Luomaranta
Alquier / jean-yves
Tomi Korkalainen
Thierry André
Ted Åstrand
Seth Baccus
Stefan BARRILLON
Matthias Meyer
Richard Baudry
mario beauregard
Stefan Heß
Shane Briggs
Pierrick BRUA
Sam Evans
Philippe CLAIN
Andreas Cuntz
Roger Daguet
Daniel Meier
David Antony Reid
Sander de Gier
Gerard Defurne
Frank Deimel
Enrico di Donato
Boris Dommenget
Sophie Dockx
Philippe Deputte
Günter Eyb
Csaba Benedek
Francisco José Rodríguez Torrón
Sascha Proske
Christophe Grellier
Lutz Heidlindemann
Frank Hartung
Richard Heeres
Oliver Baron
Hilko Nackaerts
Nik Huber
Øystein Husemoen
Andreas Isaak
Nicolas Delisle
Ari-Pekka Paasonen
Goto Kazushige
Johan Gustavsson
Jeff Guilford
Kuldar Kalluste
Douglas “Doug” Kauer
Kostadin Dimitrov
Christine Kobler
Fred Pons
Jörg Kuhlo
Oliver Lang
William 'Grit' Laskin
ADM sarl
AJL-Guitars
Alquier Guitars
Amfisound Guitars
André - Luthier
Åstrand Guitars
Baccus Guitars
Barrillon Luthier
Bassart Guitars
Baudry
Beauregard Guitars
Bogart Bässe
Briggs Guitars
Brua Guitars
Cardinal Instruments
Clain Guitare
Cuntz-Guitars
Daguet Guitars
Danou Guitars
DAR Luthier
De Gier Guitars & Basses
Defurne Guitares
Deimel Guitarworks
Di Donato Guitars
Dommenget Custom Guitars
Dorian Guitars
Duo Lutherie
Eyb Guitars
Fibenare Guitars
Franfret Guitars
Gamble Guitars
Grellier Custom Guitars
GUITARDOC Luk
Hartung Guitars
Heeres Custom Guitars
Helliver Guitars
Hilko Guitars
Huber Guitars
Husemoens Gitarmakeri
Isaak Guitars
ISLAND Instrument Manufacture
Jasesoi Musical Instruments
Jersey Girl homemade guitars
JG Guitars
JJ Guitars
Kalluste Guitars
Kauer Guitars
KD Basses
Kobler Guitars
KOPO Guitares
Kuhlo Guitars
Lang Instruments
Laskin
France
Finland
France
Finland
Canada
Sweden
Portugal
France
Germany
France
Canada
Germany
Australia
France
United States
France / Reunion
Germany
France
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Netherlands
France
Germany
Italy
Germany
Germany
France
Germany
Hungary
Spain
Germany
France
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Belgium
Germany
Norway
Germany
Canada
Finland
Japan
Sweden
United Kingdom
Estonia
United States
Bulgaria
Austria
France
Germany
Germany
Canada
Reiner LeFay
Christophe LEDUC
Milojevic Darko
Anders Liljeström
Leonardo Lospennato
Juha Lottonen
Adrian J. Lucas
Dan MacPherson
Andrea Ballarin
Andy Manson
Linda Manzer
Michihiro Matsuda
Josep Melo i Valls
Peter Naglitsch
Andreas Neubauer
Alejandro Ramirez
Nick Potulski
Claudio+Claudia Pagelli
Ken Parker
Pierre-Marie Chateauneuf
Mike Potvin
Markus Quenzel
Jose Fco. / Ramos Martinez
Lars Rasmussen
Pirmin Giger
Jens Ritter
Roman Zajicek
Juha Ruokangas
Michael Sanden
Michael Sankey
Theo Scharpach / Menno Bos
Mathias Schindehütte
Gerhard Schwarz
Stephen Sedgwick
Jochen Imhof
Stefan Sonntag
Egon / Rauscher
Michael Spalt
Mikaël Springer
Werner Kozlik
Christian Stoll
Thomas Stratmann
Johannes " Joe"" Striebel"
Andreas Thiemann
Jörg D. Tandler
Serge Michiels
Rainer Tausch
Ulrich Teuffel
Timo Schramm
Ville Tyyster
Vincent & David Baills
Kai Wahlbrink
Scott Walker
Blaise Rodier
Marc Lupien
Bastian Kanbach
Le Fay
Leduc Guitares
Leo Guitars
Liljeström Guitars
Lospennato
Lottonen Guitars
Lucas Luthier
MacPherson Guitars
Manne guitars
Manson
Manzer Guitars
Matsuda Guitars
Melo Guitars
Naglitsch
Neubauer Guitars
o3 guitars
Page Guitars
Pagelli Gitarrenbau
Parker Archtops
PMC Guitars
Potvin Guitars
Quenzel Custom Guitars
Ramos Guitars
Rasmussen Guitars
Relish Guitars Switzerland
Ritter Instruments
Rozawood
Ruokangas Guitars
Sandén guitars
Sankey Guitars
Scharpach Master Guitars
Schindehütte-Gitarren
Schwarz Custom Guitars
Sedgwick Luthier
Sign Guitars
Sonntag Gitarrenbau
Soultool Customized Guitars
Spalt Instruments
Springer Guitars
Stevens Custom Guitars
Stoll Guitars
Stratmann Gitarren
Striebel Gitarrenbau
t.man guitars
Tandler Guitars
TAO Guitars
Tausch Electric Guitars
Teuffel
TS Customs
Tyyster Guitars
Vahn Guitars
Wahlbrink Custom Basses&Guitars
Walker Guitars
Wild Custom Guitars
XXL Guitars
Zeal Guitars
Germany
France
Germany
Finland
Germany
Finland
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Italy
Portugal
Canada
United States
Spain
Sweden
Austria
Spain
Germany
Switzerland
United States
France
Canada
Germany
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Germany
Czech Republic
Finland
Sweden
Canada
The Netherlands
Germany
Germany
United Kingdom
Germany
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
France
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Belgium
Germany
Germany
Germany
Finland
Spain
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