Meadowood Music News
All News2008 SUMMER OPEN MIC SEASON AT MEADOWOOD
First one May 17, 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Date posted: 08/07/08
The 11th Meadowood open mic season begins on May 17, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. As in previous years, Meadowood will host open mics one Saturday each month, May through September. The open mics are a venue for acoustic musicians to play just one tune or up to 15-minutes of music for a live audience. The open mic is on the back lawn at the store. There is no fee for performeres or audience. The dates for the 2008 open mics are MAY 17, JUN 21, JUL 19, AUG 16, SEP 20 (if it is raining, we cancel; call becore coming if the weather is questionable). Up to ten acoustic acts perform musical sets with content appropriate for a family audience. To perform, musicians can call to register in advance or just show up (because the roster fills quickly, we recommend calling in advance). Audience members need only bring their desire to hear great local acoustic musicians. Because the "seating" that we provide is limited, please feel free to bring lawn chairs or blankets or to sit directly on the grass. The open mics are a great community event. We'd love to have you join us. <...more>
COVERED DISH AND JAM SESSION AT THE DANIEL BOONE HOMESTEAD
Sunday, Sept 14, 11-5, Rain or Shine
Date posted: 08/05/08
Our friend, Bill Johnson (host of BillFest) had a great idea to have a covered dish and jam session at the Daniel Boone Homestead on September 14 (second Sunday of Sept). We will be gathering with everyone else who comes at the North Picnic area with instruments and covered dishes from 11 am through 5 pm. The Homestead is at 400 Daniel Boone Road, Birdsboro, PA 19508-8735. Their phone number is 610-582-4900. A map of the Park is at http://www.danielboonehomestead.org/tour.htm. Admission is free. Everyone is welcome. Please bring lawn chairs and beverages. Please do not bring pets or alcohol.
THE RONALD C. HAMSHER GUITAR SCHOLARSHIP
Accepting Applications through November 1
Date posted: 08/01/08
If you would like to learn to play guitar, but haven’t had the opportunity, this scholarship may be what you are waiting for. The Ronald C. Hamsher Guitar Scholarship exists to give people the opportunity to learn to play guitar. The scholarship provides one year of private guitar lessons with a professional teacher at Meadowood Music, as well as books and the use of an acoustic guitar. If you would like to be considered for the scholarship, complete the application (available as a pdf at http://www.meadowoodmusic.com/images/Photos/20070808150541.pdf or a print copy at the store) and submit it to Meadowood Music, 8521 Allentown Pike, Blandon, PA 19510 by November 1, 2008. Lennia, Robert and Tracy Hamsher will review the applications select a scholarship recipient by December 15, 2008. Scholarship recipients must provide their own transportation to lessons at Meadowood Music.
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THE GODIN 5TH AVENUE
A very cool acoustic archtop
Date posted: 07/20/08
The Godin 5th Avenue Acoustic Archtop Guitar includes some modern improvements that make a rustic 1950’s vintage archtop instrument into a highly playable guitar with more projection & volume in the low/mids than traditional archtop acoustic guitars. The playability and rich tone of the 5th Avenue are not the only surprises this guitar has to offer. It’s price, just over $500.The 5th Avenue has a Canadian wild cherry body, silver leaf maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, 21 frets (dot inlays at 5th, 7th, 9th and 12th frets), 24.84? scale length, adjustable rosewood bridge and all the classic elements of an archtop guitar: f-holes, floating tortoise color pickguard and trapeze tailpiece. The guitar is available in cognac burst (shown in a photo on this page, and the one we have in stock) as well as natural and black finishes. You’ll have to play it to believe it.
REVEREND GUITARS
New Arrivals at Meadowood
Date posted: 07/19/08
With the Reverend Buckshot, Jetstream 390 and Daredevil HB, Meadowood has added a new line of electric guitars. Reverend makes guitars that have both remarkably unique designs (the Buckshot and Jetstream) and shapes that are more familiar (the Daredevil HB). Top-notch in every way, Reverend guitars have properly aged wood, tight neck pockets, perfectly level polished frets, first rate fit and finish, and high quality components. Award-winning luthier and Reverend founder, Joe Naylor, designed every instrument in the Reverend line; he chooses everything to achieve maximum performance and serviceability. He chose to build in Korea, not to make the cheapest guitar, but to make affordable pro-level guitars. The pickups, designed by Naylor, are wound differently for each position - hotter bridge pickups, cleaner neck and middle pickups - perfectly balanced output and tone. The neck profile, fingerboard radius and medium jumbo frets make every Reverend guitar comfortable and easy to play (a dual action truss rod - usually found on high-end custom guitars - adjusts in both directions, helps us keep it that way. We are expecting more models soon; the three we have now (Buckshot, Jetstream 390 and Daredevil HB) are pictured in photos on this page.
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Date posted: 06/30/08
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