Recent Venues:
Venue: The Sweeter House of Coffee
Date: March 7, 2008
Guitars:
Bryan plays two guitars commissioned by Pimentel and Sons, Luthiers (http://www.pimentelguitars.com/) a family business located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. These fine instruments are totally hand crafted with finest woods and superb skill of true craftsmen.
The first is a Concert Classical Guitar, a totally handcrafted instrument from the “Grand Lorenzo Gold” series – named Luther’s Clef.
This guitar was exquisitely handcrafted by the Master Luthier and family patriarch, Mr. Lorenzo Pimentel. The back and side of this beautiful instrument are made from 40 year old Brazilian Rosewood. The top is constructed from European Spruce, while the neck is crafted from beautiful Honduras Mahogany. The fret board is cut from African Ebony Gabon with a rosewood bridge. The signature Rosetta is hand cut from multiple exotic woods and the instrument trimmed in gold. The head is uniquely adorned with turquoise, mother of pearl, ivory, ebony, and red coral…the intricate artwork of Rick Pimentel.
The second is a Custom Dreadnought – named the “Sunrise Surprise” and is the first instrument from the New Mexico Sunrise series commissioned in 2005 and delivered in 2007. Read the article from Albuquerque Journal… http://www.pimentelguitars.com/Media/AlbuquerqueJournal/Sunrise.html
This custom made guitar was built by Rick Pimentel. The sides and back of this marvelous instrument are made from 40 year old East Indian Rosewood. The top is crafted from Adirondack Spruce from the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The neck is made from Honduras Mahogany and the neck with the exotic Rosewood, Bocote from South America. The neck of this guitar is meticulously garnished with red coral zias, surrounding ebony carved Brother Bear inlaid with in a delicate of mother of pearl bed.
Bryan also plays a 1979 Martin HD-35 guitar that he acquired in 1980. (http://www.martinguitar.com/)
