Mike Butera demonstrates the Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1, a wooden instrument with speakers that controls thousands of iOS apps via MIDI, designed for use with the iPhone and the iPod Touch
Barry Hunn of Deering Banjos shows his chops on one of the company’s models.
Twelve-year-old “Colonel” Isaac Moore of Camby, Indiana picks some bluegrass on a Blueridge guitar.
Journey keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist/composer Jonathan Cain visits with American Songwriter contributor Rick Moore at the Martin booth.
“Nashville Superpicker” Johnny Hiland (Ricky Skaggs, Hank III) plays through the CEC Road Dog amplifier.
Chattanooga, Tennessee triplets Jared, Jordan and Justin Roberts check out some instruments from Utah’s Peerless Guitars.
Martin’s Kit Culpepper shows off her barre chording skills on Martin’s D-180 Dreadnought.
Veteran Nashville songstress Donna Frost working the booth for Imua Ukuleles.
Eastman’s Tim Nelson plays one of the company’s mandolins.
Shayne Owens demonstrates the compact Cupit Travel Guitar.
Nashville songwriter Erin Enderlin (Alan Jackson, Luke Bryan) checks out a Gibson 1934 Original Jumbo.
Canadian songwriter and owner of Levy’s Guitar Straps Harvey Levy was possibly the only person at Summer NAMM wearing a bow tie.
Eric Oppenheimer of ESP guitars and Steffenee Copley of Go-Go Tuners with some guitars from ESP’s LTD line that features custom graphics from old horror movies.
Patrick Murphy of Naples Park Music in Naples, Florida checks out an acoustic guitar in the Taylor room.
U.S. Music’s Tom Ferrone plays the ukulele, one of several instruments marketed by the company.
Leanne McClellon and Linda Boswell uke it up in the Kala Music Company booth.
Thomas and Lily Oliphant of Ventura Guitars show off their products, which are not sold over the Internet but in brick and mortar stores only.
Leo Lopez of RS Custom Guitars lets it be known what he will let people play on his guitars. We’re sure he’s kidding.
Decatur, Illinois bass player Adam Cunningham checks out a keyboard at the Yamaha booth.
Renee Cunning struts her stuff with Alfred Music’s Daisy Rock Girl Guitar.
Spencer Stock demonstrates the Fretlight system, which uses a MIDI controller to make the frets light up on a special guitar to teach students where to put their fingers.
Australia’s Amber Slade and company owner Brian Paige with Paige capos, which makes capos for a variety of string instruments and features a capo with a quick-release button.
Mike Olienechak runs the booth for Godin, the Canadian guitar maker whose models include the acoustic Seagull.
Keyboardist Tom Brislin plays Casio’s new Privia PX5-S, which boasts 256-note polyphony and a $999 street price.
Nikolay Iliev of Kremona Guitars demonstrates a cutaway classical model from this company with operations in several countries.
Mike Butera discusses the features of the Artiphon INSTRUMENT 1 with guitar legend Adrian Belew (King Crimson, David Bowie).
