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What's going on....

the summer is zipping by but here are a few things noteworthy......

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Acoustic Guitars Magazine's 2008 Player's Choice Awards and Giveaway is kicking off with a major announcement in the July 2008 issue, due on newsstands June 3.
This will begin the balloting process in our sixth Player's Choice Awards contest, where thousands of guitarists will vote for their favorite guitars, accessories, recording/performance gear, and artists.
The balloting will continue through August 15, and Acoustic Guitar will publish the results of the 2008 Players' Choice Awards
in both the February 2009 NAMM issue and on our dedicated Players' Choice Awards section of acousticguitar.com.
Follow the link below to cast your vote!

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It's official....Huss & Dalton Guitar Co., will again help to sponsor the 2008 Fortune Williams Music Festival
by providing a beautiful, hand-crafted guitar built here at our shop in historic Staunton, Virginia.

The guitar will be raffled off at the Festival on Sunday afternoon, September 28...get your tickets!

Below, Linda & Robin Williams each sing a tune on the raffle Guitar.
It's a Custom CM with BEAUTIFUL Claro Walnut back and sides and Cedar top.

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Summer '08 NAMM - Nashville, TN

Below, the folks at Premier Guitar Magazine stopped by for an 'interview' with Jeff Huss about Huss & Dalton guitars...watch it on YouTube!

Many thanks to Peter Sprague, CEO (far right) and Brett Petrusek, (second from right) for orchestrating the interview.... we greatly appreciate it!
At far left is PGM's "one and only Joe Coffey", the web content editor. Jeff Huss in middle.

On Thursday evening before the Summer '08 NAMM weekend, Bill & Ellie Warmoth hosted a few folks at there shop
in Franklin, TN....Artisan Guitars - Thanks for a GREAT evening!

Abover right: W.T. & Bill Warmoth, Jeff Huss

Above left: Ellie Warmoth with Jeff Hill
Above right: Shane Adkins warming up on his H&D.

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June 2008
H&D helps to sponsor Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamp

Maryville, TN
June 8-15 and June 15-22, 2008

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Winter NAMM '08 proved to be exciting and successful for us and we thank each of our dealers
that participated. It was great to meet those that we had not and always great to re-visit
with those that we had already met.

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Fortune/Williams Music Festival October 2007

And, the winner is........

Photos from the Festival on Sunday afternoon as the guitar raffle ticket
was being dug out of the basket with help from two young men!
The winning ticket drawn was for Charles McQuire from Vinton, VA!

Jeff Huss at far left, thanks everyone involved for such a superb job of selling the tickets.

The entire weekend was full of great music, great friends, great times.
Thanks much to Jimmy & Nina Fortune and Robin & Linda Williams!

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Here are a couple of pix from 2007 IBMA, Nashville, TN

Mr. Jimmy Fortune

Jimmy with our Sales Manager, Jeff Hill

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In early June '07, we had a 'passing of the hat'...the sales hat, that is.
Tim Nelson left H&D to return to the retail world. He moved his family back to Colorado. We wish him the best.

Please meet Jeff Hill. Jeff came to work with us 2 years ago. He has past experience in Management/Customer Service
in the small business arena and we are sure you will find him pleasant and helpful.
You may reach him directly at: sales@hussanddalton.com

Mr. Jeff Hill

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The crew from Virgina Living Magazine visited the Huss & Dalton Guitar shop and we are delighted
that we will be part of an article featuring Virginia guitar builders! The June 2007 issue hits the stands in May.
We are most appreciative of photographer Robb Scharetg...he was a pleasure to work with! Thanks Robb!

as seen in Virginia Living Magazine

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NAMM | NAMM | NAMM...2007
We enjoyed and 'survived' our 5th Winter NAMM in Anaheim this year.
The crowds were huge, the 'roar' constant and lingered within our ears for several days afterwards,
and the weather was cool, windy, and cloudy for the most part...very unlike sunny, warm, California!
Many thanks to our Dealers in helping us succeed thru their success.

We were privileged to have Albert Lee stop by our booth and play for awhile....that's Albert on the left above
with Mark Dalton, co-owner of H&D.
"thanks" so much to Howard Gillespie at Oasis Musical Instruments for the introduction!

July 2007 Update: Mr. Albert Lee decided he would like to have a custom H&D guitar built for him!
This, needless to say, was very humbling and exciting!
So, with a bit of planning, we built him a Custom MJ with transparent black all-over finish.
We'll have a 'special' web segment with photos later this Fall when Mr. Lee receives his guitar.

visit Albert's web sites:

www.albertlee.co.uk

www.albertleeandhogansheroes.com

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"A Prairie Home Companion" movie debuts in Staunton, Virginia, June 9 2006!

Linda and Robin...and the H&D guitar...on the 'big' stage!

from left: Robin Williams, Diane & Jeff Huss, Linda Williams

Huss & Dalton Guitar Co., helped to sponsor this event in support of Robin & Linda Williams, The Staunton Performing Arts Center
and the many local businesses and folks that helped to make this an exciting and fun evening.
We're proud to have Robin & Linda on 'the big stage' with their H&D guitars!

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H&D #1...actually, it was #11....returns to Huss & Dalton!

Ronnie Bugg playing his new H&D Owens Mill Banjo. **Click these three images to enlarge**
You see, Mr. Bugg purchased our very first Huss & Dalton guitar...serial #11...that Mark has in his hand above.....way back in March 1996!
Jeff Huss had built 10 guitars when he and Mark Dalton partnered up...thus starting with serial #11.
Long story short, we were fortunate enough to get our first ever H&D back into the shop and built Mr. Bugg an Owens Mill bluegrass banjo! thanks Ronnie!

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