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 1990 D-16M Martin Guitar

 (Picture taken May 2002)

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This is my main guitar. These pictures were taken for the Japanese  Martin Club's May 2002 newsletter during my first trip to Japan.
Vrai Guitar-No. 025 FTG

(pictures from Vrai String Instrument website)

 

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I was given this guitar by Mr. Shima of Vrai String Instruments in Japan. Dreadnought size with Engelmann top, Curly Maple back and sides, Mahogany neck, and Waverly Tuners.

John Hartford, Bob Carlin, and Chris at a radio station in Kentucky

(sometime in 2000?)

 Radio Station.gif (87057 bytes) John loved to play radio stations. Any DJ who had a program could call him, if we were going to be in the area, and he would go and play there. I think this is the day I knocked John's fiddle out of tune with my guitar.
Bluegrass Express

(summer 1987)

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This was the first band I was ever in. In fact, this was probably one of my first times on stage. Sometimes I still see the banjo player, Cameron Stapleton.

Down From The Mountain

(May 24, 2000)

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On stage at the Ryman auditorium in Nashville with Mike Compton, Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch.

At John Hartford's House

(late 1990's)

Here's one of a group of pickers that were having a jam session at John's. Nashville is a wonderful place for jams, and they happen at all hours of the day or night.

My Picks

(April 2004)

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For anyone who might care, these are the picks I use. A Dunlop large thumb-pick, a John Pearse Hi Rider pick for my index finger, and a National on my middle finger for 3 finger stuff.

In Japan with Taro Inoue

(March 2002)

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This is my friend Taro. When I was in Japan he and I played quite a few shows together. Taro is very active in the Japanese music scene around the Tokyo area. Great mandolin player and songwriter. Check his site!

Chris Sharp Band
Various Pics
(2004-2005)

Here are some pictures Sachie has taken in the last year or so. Some are at Gibson Showcase, in Nashville, and some at the Red Light Cafe, in Atlanta.

Ryu Tashiro
(Winter 2004)

Ryu was our soundman. He also did the engineering work on the new Chris Sharp and David Long recording project. This picture was taken at one of our shows at the Station Inn, in Nashville, TN. Ryu has since moved back to Japan

Matt Kinman and the Old Time Serenaders
(February 2005)

Here is a picture from a recent show I played with Matt down in Knoxville, TN. If you don't know about Matt, check out his site at www.mattkinman.com

Roanoke, VA with Curly Sechler

(June 2004)

These pictures were taking during the time we were recording Curly's new CD's. Curly's CD "Down In Caroline" was nominated for IBMA's 2006 Recorded Event of The Year award.  It was an honor, to say the least, getting to work on this project. There are a couple of pictures here that were sent to me by Penny Parsons, of Record Depot.