Over the years it has been one of the great pleasures in guitar making to see and hear the guitars being played professionally by dedicated musicians Anne Chaurand French guitarist Anne Chaurand was the first professional musician to take up one of my guitars buying a cedar top back in 2003. Since that she has gone on to own a 2019 ES cedar which she is playing in the above video. Anne also owns a RE spruce from 2024. Mark Anthony McGrath Mark Anthonu McGrath from Southern Ireland here...

Though there is still some work to be done - namely last details softened and rounded, set up for optimal playability and sound, french polishing there is some final about gluing the bridge, something that takes the instrument from the assembled parts to a complete object in itself.

I had the pleasure of sponsoring the event by providing the first prize in the competition that ran alongside the retreat — more on that...