There's a Wingert in the house!!!

I met Kathy at the Healdsburg Festival many years ago.  She was playing 
guitar and singing in Bob Alman's family room, I didn't even know she was 
a Luthier.  I did know she sure could sing and play guitar.

I later got a chance to play one of her Model E's with a German Spruce 
top and Cocobolo back and sides.  I knew it would be on my list of "gotta 
haves" after I wrestled my credit card away from Lance.

I was at Kathy's house two years ago and placed the order.  Last 
Wednesday the guitar arrived and Thursday was spent getting acquainted.  
On Friday I took her tent camping in Central Wa****ngton to the PNW 
Gathering.  Don't panic Kathy, the closest she got to a fire was a 
Coleman Lantern.  :-)

What I like about Kathy's guitars and the German/Coco Model E in 
particular, is that her guitars have a warm, rich tone and are very 
responsive to both a light and heavy right hand.

It's a new guitar, but the top is fairly old and it already has a very 
strong bottom end that drives the cocobolo back against my chest.  I can 
easily pull harmonics out of her and even though there's great overtones, 
the notes don't get lost in them.

She'll be making the rounds with me, so a lot of you will be seeing her.  
In the meantime, I took a few, quick shots of her that you can see here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_hawkins/sets/

I told Kathy I was working on a name for her, but I'm not sure she liked 
the first one I came up with.  "Koko LaBolo" has a classy ring to it 
don't ya think?  Well???  Hmmmmmm?????  Okay, okay, I'll keep working on 
it.  :-)

Thanks Kathy!!!

Steve Hawkins