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My bro Anthony Z performed with his new Heshtone at a gathering of the Toronto Finger Style Association last evening and was kind enough to send me some pics.

I thought that I would share them with the forum. And before anyone asks no audio was recorded so it's not available.

Here we see AZ telling the story of his new guitar Me? I'm not proud.......







Anthony reports that while he was playing a strange light started to glow and lightning looked to be coming from the guitar.





Many thanks for the pics AZ you made my day!

That's great, Hesh!
Looks like he's starting to bring the house down.

Steve

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http://www.stephenkinnaird.com

Excellent!

For a second, I thought it was a helium balloon tied to his G string!

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I doubt that AZ wears a G-string...... but this is a bit of a mystery as to what the red line is. From what I can tell no strings broke.

Cool,

I can see a flood of orders for Heshtones coming in real soon.

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Horton, MI

That will be the Heshtone Tone Fairies lighting up a joint as they get in the groove

Nice pics!!

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Dave White
De Faoite Stringed Instruments
". . . the one thing a machine just can't do is give you character and personalities and sometimes that comes with flaws, but it always comes with humanity" Monty Don talking about hand weaving, "Mastercrafts", Weaving, BBC March 2010

My apologies I neglected to mention that AZ's lovely wife Tricia took these very cool pics.

Congrats to Hesh and Anthony. Making the world a better place, one guitar at a time.

Dennis

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Dennis Leahy
Duluth, MN, USA
7th Sense Multimedia

YEAH!!!!

That beam of light was a HTF alighting from the headstock into the curtains to see if it can cause some mischief...

Hesh, I am really, really impressed. There's something so great about seeing your guitar in a performance context, and it very much looks the part.

BTW, I'd be interested if Anthony could tell us what his guitar was mic-ed up with. That looks like a Shure SM57......

Careful Hesh, we don't want your head to explode!! I know mine would. Great pictures. I know you are proud.

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Waddy

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Sound Clips of most of my guitars

I was at ASIA....... Anthony ONLY wore a G-string
Looks great Hesh! You must be very proud! I have to hear
you play at the next Symposium Anthony.
best, Evan

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Great stuff Hesh & Anthony! What a rewarding experience that must have benn for both of you!

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Dave
Milton, ON

Great stuff!!!

Congrats to both builder and performer.

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

That is awesome. Congratulations to both of you.
We would love some AUDIO!!!! I know it wasn't recorded but wouldn't it have been nice!!!!!

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Andy Z.
http://www.lazydogguitars.com

That's totally awesome! Congrats to my brothers!

So AZ, what songs did you play man?

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I'd like to be able to prove, just for once, that money wouldn't make me happy...

I was at ASIA also...................Must have bee after I crashed.................Thank God

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We can now see the Power of Heshtone. Supercharged electricity flies from the tips of his guitars to the heavens above. Hesh'es new Robot prototype called the "Heshbot." He's still working out the bugs on the motorized tuners....lol

Hesh, you must be very excited to see one of your creations bring joy to heart and music to the ears of many listeners.

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Thanks folks!

Chuck that is an understatement - for me this is what it is all about! I am just thrilled to death.

Congratulations Hesh and AZ!! That's great to see your guitar out there
being heard Hesh. And Anthony is an excellent player I'm told. Way To
Go guys !

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Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Awww Heshie, I knew that axe was destined for stardom! Congrats to you and Anthony. Another great guitar has entered the world.

Max

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Max Bishop
Brighton, Michigan

Gongrats to both Hesh and Anthony!
I would have loved to hear Anthony play there, he is one great player!

What a fun night! Playing in front of about 100 fingerstyle guitar aficionados was certainly intimidating the anxiety was certainly lessened with the comfort of having the Heshtone. This was the first time up on a stage in about 25-years since my rocker days. I was amongst three local guitarists playing Chet Atkins tunes as a warm up to a fellow by the name of Wendell Ferguson.

Folks enjoyed the story of how I came to have such a fine hand built guitar and it attracted more than its share of fondling after the show. A bunch of us OLF’ers I suspect take hand built guitars as an everyday thing. So I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised to hear comments like “wow that guitar sounds better than my Martin” -- “how come my R Taylor isn’t appointed as beautifully? – “that guitar is weightless and so responsive to the touch” – “where can you buy wood like that?” -- "I didn't realize hand built guitars can have such an amazing finish"….etc. A number peered into the soundhole and asked “Who is Hesh Breakstone?” I couldn’t resist asking a few “you’ve not heard of Heshtone guitars before?”

Sam I think the mike I spoke into was a Shure SM58 but I didn’t catch the brand of the transducer mike used for the guitar.

Alain, I played the theme from A Man and a Woman, Chet’s Ramble and Yankee-Doodle Dixie.

Hesh deserves all the credit here. The privilege is mine to have such a fine guitar and I hope my playing improves to being worthy of having such a fine guitar.

What a wonderfully exciting night for both of you. Thank you for sharing.

Hesh, you should be very proud.

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Aoibeann

I'm proud for ya my friend!!!


WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOo!!

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Ken H

AZ wrote:
"A number peered into the soundhole and asked “Who is Hesh Breakstone?” I couldn’t resist asking a few “you’ve not heard of Heshtone guitars before?”"

Now that is a great line! Congrats Anthony and Hesh! I'm sure we are going to have to get Hesh a new shirt size!!!!!!!! His chest is swelling with pride!

Now, BillyT or Waddy, don't take this swelling idea to any other parts of Hesh's anatomy! His Head!

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Steve Walden
Aspiring Builder,
Bartlesville, OK