Hawai‘i Island Steel GuitarFestival

Steel Guitar Construction Workshop

A fee-based steel guitar construction workshop was offered in the days preceding the festival. Luthier Bob Gleason guided workshop participants as they sanded, finished, and assembled their own 6-string lap steel guitars.

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  • Workshop participants sanding and finishing their instruments.
  • Workshop instructor and luthier Bob Gleason.
  • Some participants worked on sanding their instruments as Reginald K. Davis worked on his electronics.
  • Shinichi Kakiuchi and Vickie Van Fechtmann.
  • Norman Chock works on his finish as Guy Sasaki looks on.
  • Workshop participant Pomai Brown.
  • Norman Chock. Photo by Norman Chock.

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