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Welcome to the preliminary Fretboard Summit schedule for 2016!

Sessions are subject to schedule changes and additions but we think we’re about 90% complete. As of October 5, 2016, we still have some rooms and tickets available if you want to sign up. Just go to fretboardsummit.com. But act fast... 
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Saturday, October 15 • 1:00pm - 1:45pm
Vintage Gibson Panel with Mark Stutman, Will Lowe, John Thomas and Jim Baggett

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Join some of the world's foremost authorities on vintage acoustic Gibson instruments for an off-the-cuff discussion on their care and feeding, sales trends, repairs and more. 
Moderators
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Jason Verlinde

Publisher, The Fretboard Journal
In 2005, Jason Verlinde quit his corporate day job to start the Fretboad Journal with Michael John Simmons. He's still, somehow, at it. Verlinde wears at lot of hats at the FJ: He's the publisher and editor as well as the host of the magazine's weekly podcast. The Fretboard Summit... Read More →

Speakers
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Jim Baggett

Owner, Mass Street Music
Mass Street Music owner and founder Jim Baggett is a pre-war Martin aficionado, experienced luthier and instrument appraiser. You’ve undoubtedly seen him on Antiques Roadshow appraising fine guitars and violins. He has also served as a consultant to Martin guitars. Baggett could... Read More →
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David Sheppard

Luthier David Sheppard is the in-house repair expert for Lowe Vintage in Burlington, North Carolina.
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Mark Stutman

Owner, Folkway Music
Since founding Folkway Music in 1999, Mark Stutman has quickly earned a reputation for not only carrying some of the world’s finest instruments but being able to fix them, as well. A former student of Sergei de Jonge, Stutman is one of the go-to repairmen for high-end vintage instruments... Read More →
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John Thomas

Frequent FJ contributor John Thomas has penned stories for us on nearly every facet of the guitar world: from CITES, to Jackson Browne, to the art of lutherie (his issue nine profile of builder Kim Walker is here). Thomas recently blogged about his first guitarmaking project with... Read More →
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TJ Thompson

TJ Thompson Guitars / Pro Luthier Tools
When it comes to priceless Golden Era Martins and Gibsons, it's safe to say that TJ Thompson is one of the most trusted repairmen around. His own guitar creations - exacting reproductions of old Martins - are also some of the most coveted new instruments available. TJ has been featured... Read More →

Saturday October 15, 2016 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
Vintage Vault (Aragon IIIB)
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