Gerald Sheppard Guitars News

4/13/10

Gerald Sheppard Guitars receives a 5 star review from the United Kingdom's "Acoustic Magazine."

This is a great honor for me. I very much appreciate the results of this review and the magazine for posting it!

Click here to learn more about Acoustic
 Magazine!
Get your copy today and read the full article!

What they had to say about the Sheppard Grand Auditorium:

"...Beautiful aesthetics do not always translate into an equivalent quality of tone, in my experience, but the Sheppard did not disappoint in this respect...one is immediately struck by how light this guitar is, and just how comfortable it is to play… I found the guitar so easy to play  that at one point I checked the scale length to make sure it actually was the the 25.4” recorded in the specification. …the low mids add warmth to the sound, and the trebles sing out with a delightful combination both strength and sweetness. There’s no shortage of volume from this instrument, but it’s capable of great subtlety, too, and I can only describe it as very much a player’s instrument. I found it inspiring to play, as it responded so well to playing dynamics, and captured perfectly the nuances of expression in the player’s touch...It’s been my privilege to play some truly wonderful instruments during the time I’ve been writing for Acoustic, and this Sheppard Grand Auditorium is right up there with the best of them."  

Richard Thomas - Acoustic Magazine

Acoustic Magazines's Ratings Explained
5 Stars: Superb, almost faultless.
4 Stars: excellent, hard to beat.
3 Stars: Good, covers all bases well.
2 or 1 Stars: Below average, poor.

4/10/10
See Gerald's guitars at Florida's Newport Guitar Festival, April 16-19, 2010.

 
Click to visit the festival site.

9/21/07

Sheppard/Wingert collaboration "Wildrose" guitar on exhibit at the DeVos Art Museum, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI

September 7 - October 14. 

Don't miss this opportunity to see and hear these instruments made by some of the finest guitar makers in the word. What an honor to be invited to participate in this exhibit!

To see more of the guitar click on the guitar photo.

To learn more about the
exhibit click on this photo

To see more of the guitar
click on the guitar photo.

5/08/07

Gerald releases CD featuring his solo
fingerstyle technique and his guitars.

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about this CD.

3/08/07

Gerald and his guitars featured in Acoustic Guitar Magazine.

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8/08/06

WOODCRAFT Magazine profiles Gerald and his guitars in the September 2006 issue.

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7/01/06:

Sheppard Guitars is preparing for the
  Newport Guitar Festival
August 4-6, 2006.

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5/08/06:

Gerald will again be guest luthier at world renowned
Swannanoa Gathering Guitar Week - July 30 - August 5, 2006

Warren Wilson College, near Asheville, NC 
www.swangathering.org.

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3/03/06:
Sheppard Guitars chosen for "Highlights" Sampler Number 5 by Solid Air Records. http://www.acousticmusicresource.com/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=373

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8/03/05: Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine "Luthier Spotlight" profiles Sheppard Guitars.

See page 74 of the issue #58, on news stands in August 2005.

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6/23/05:  Preparing for the Healdsburg Guitar Festival. 

Left to right: African Blackwood, Brazilian Rosewood, Ziricote, Brazilian Rosewood

Trying to get some extra guitars completed for the big show! 
These are in the process of being sprayed.

Learn more about the California festival here:
www.lmii.com/Festival2005/Default.asp

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5/10/05:  New for Summer 2005 -  radiused end graft design! This will be the standard end graft shape. Of course the old design is still available as well.
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Shown with Brazilian Rosewood Sides, African Blackwood
End Graft and Binding, Mitered Side Purfling, Bosnian Spruce Top
(This instrument will be at the 2005 Healdsburg Guitar Festival)

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1/29/05:  New Rosebud Logo design available! This  new design is the result of a collaboration between Gerald and Emily Ellis of Precision Pearl Inlay.
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11/04/04:

New Sheppard Headstock Logo

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2/7/05: "Pink Guitar" CD wins Grammy! 

The new Henry Mancini Tribute CD released by Solid Air Records has won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album. While you are listening check out the "pink" Sheppard Ave Maria Grand Concert on the CD cover.

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12/1/04: Gerald chosen to build "Dream Series Guitar"...

Owner Paul Heumiller has honored Gerald by asking him to build a limited "Dream" series of guitars. This collaboration between Gerald and Paul will be limited to ten instruments. The first guitar will be complete in the Jan-Feb 2005 time frame. Gerald's series will be focused toward the natural beauty and tone of the finest woods available. The finest African Blackwood (two piece back) and  master grade European Spruce top will be used for the first several instruments.  Click here to see in-progress photos. 
(Please note: All Sheppard guitars, whether sold directly, or placed with shops, are of built with highest quality materials, workmanship, and designed for exceptional tone. There are no tiers of quality based upon your procurement source.)  

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Gerald to be guest luthier at world renowned Swannanoa Gathering Guitar Week - July 24-30, 2005 at Warren Wilson College Asheville, North Carolina. www.swangathering.org.

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Sheppard Ave Maria Chosen by Fingerpick Magazine 
for Profile with Video and Audio
(Click above for article)

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8/27/04: Sheppard Grand Concert chosen for cover of "Pink Guitar" CD. Check out the new Henry Mancini Tribute CD just released by Solid Air Records which sports Gerald's Ave Maria on the cover.