Color snapshos of the recent 15th National Convention / Exhibition

Relive the glory days, or feel pitiful because you missed it, depending on your situation!

See AL#55 for the actual coverage with photos of all the speakers and such. These are just a flavorful sampling from the digital photos taken at the convention by John Leach.

Can't miss Robert Steinnegger, better known as Steiny, in that way-Hawaiian shirt!

That's Oby Johnson of Targo woods with a big stack of cedar.

Don Musser brought some nice wood and a wild example of what one might do with it.

Buck and Carol Montoya. Aren't they a cute couple!

Michael McConville showed off an elaborate guitar-supporting device.

There's Graham McDonald from Australia, showing his Irish bouzoukis.

Antonio Masielo came from Italy to show an example of lutherie in the American style.

Kerry Char showed flattop and resonator instruments.

How was the food at the cafeteria? Notice that both David "Kawika" Hurd and Larry Stamm have cleaned their plates! Now they may have desert.

Jere Canote joins Fred Carlson at Fred's display table.

Here's Jay Hargreaves showing his Kasha-Schneider-inspired guitar and bass.

Duane Heilman showed a pir of instruments in the Gibson tradition.

Here's a happybunch: Whitney Lake in the space-shades, John Slobod, and Julius Borges on the left. Sorry, I don't remember the other gentleman's name at the moment. If you can refresh my memory, drop me a line: tim"at"luth.org.

Jason Okntake, Boaz Elkayam, George Majkowski, and Filo Avignonesi pose with a Kasha-Schneider-inspired baritone guitar made by Boaz.

Rocky Perko, Ted Barringer, and Jimmy Brown.

Penny Allen, Brian Burns, Steve Newberry, and Tim Chambers.

One of several large woodcut art banners produced by Fred Carlson expressly for the convention.

Another of several large woodcut art banners produced by Fred Carlson expressly for the convention.

Ervin Somogyi and George Smith share a joke. Or a plot.

Fletcher Brock and his archtop guitars.

Brent Benfield and Australian luthier-physicist Graham Caldersmith.

Al Carruth on the left, Ken Malski on the left. Between them is Convention Coordinator Todd Brotherton. Todd's head was spinning from the many duties that he handled in so exemplary a fashion.

Bill Chapin and Fred Sandoval.

Tim Griffin, Al Owchar, and Jim Mozell. No, they are not a barbershop singing group, they just happen to look like one.

Randy Allen showed off his mandolin and his wood piles.