Todd Hallawell demonstrates an Ervin Somogyi MD at the 2009 Healdsburg Guitar Festival

Todd Hallawell demonstrates an Ervin Somogyi Modified Dreadnought (MD) at the 2009 Healdsburg Guitar Festival at the Santa Rosa Center for the Performing Arts. This MD has very white trim in the fingerboard. To accomplish this, Ervin shaved slivers of Ivory repurposed from the facia of Steinway Grand Piano keys.

Filmed by Oscar Lugo and Andrew Galli • Edited and Audio Mixed by Andrew Galli • Jason Kostal - Best Boy

Look for a 2- Hour DVD featuring Ervin Somogyi lecturing live at the 2009 Healdsburg Festival -- coming soon!

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[pho2]

Cripes!! it has the presence of a piano

[fuszogar1]

You will be pleased to hear that I am working on a tab/sheet music transcription of this wonderful rendition of Si Bheag, Si Mhor. Expect a link here soon :)

[sonorgeek44]

@sunaJH

i am almost certain that is a Peterson strobo clip tuner

[jonathanreeves18]

@sunaJH

It looks like a clip on tuner. Korg makes one that looks very similar.

[sunaJH]

Nice to find another true guitarist,

looking forward to checking todd out,

can anyone tell me about the device clipped on to the head,

appears to be a wireless mic/

a pleasure

sunaj

[mandohat]

gorgeous.  I want to try it!!!

[jonathanreeves18]

Wonderful tone and phrasing.

[skaedis]

Very Impressive.

[dantuts]

wow nice playing by Todd. does anyone have a tab for this ?

[Homertoeclipper]

If God were to ask what talent he could bestow upon me for life, I'd respond in saying I wish to play guitar as well and as effortlessly as Todd Hallawell.