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GALLERY: Healdsburg Guitar Festival 2011

Beautiful instruments from some of the world''s finest luthiers.

Rich Osweiler
By Rich OsweilerAug 24, 2011
Rich Osweiler
Associate Editor Rich Osweiler started playing guitar at the tender age of 8, but over the years bass has become his main instrument. Prior to joining Premier Guitar, Rich worked at Acoustic Guitar for 10 years as associate publisher and director of marketing. He loves all types of music—from gypsy jazz to lo-fi and grindcore—provided the genre name isn’t preceded by the “contemporary” tag. Outside of music, Rich enjoys travel, skiing, woodworking, coaching baseball, and being a dad. He lives in Marin County with his 10-year-old daughter and their dog, Kiko.
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The 2011 Healdsburg Guitar Festival
"Every other year, more 100 of the worldуs finest luthiers bring their wares to the gentle hills of wine country in Northern California. Itуs a rare opportunity for guitar enthusiasts to not only play these works of art in the presence of the person that built them, but also educate themselves on guitar-building theory. With ongoing workshops, mini-concerts, and a vendor area as well, this is an event not to be missed if you love everything guitar."
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