ORISKANY GUITARS

 

Links to Musician Playing Oriskany Guitars

Richard Shindell
Although he is living in Buenos Aires, Argentina Richard tours all over the world and is well known in folk music circles. He recently added an Oriskany Walnut / Cedar bouzouki to his arsenal of musical instruments.

Lauryn Shapter
Lauryn, with her husband Dennis, form the Americana / Roots duo "Truckstop Souvenir." Her all Mahogany short scale Model B, "Daisy May," joins a wonderful assortment of instruments used in their performances and recordings, including there 2008 release, "Under a Big Blue Sky."

Paul Sehnen
New Jersey singer / songwriter Paul, an old college friend of Curtis’, plays an Oriskany Model A of quilted Mahogany with a Mahogany top and a baritone 12-fret Model C of Quilted Maple and Bearclaw Sitka Spruce.  

Skip Jones
Often mistaken for Santa Claus, Skip is an established independent artist and social activist living in Bowler, WI.  Skip has one of the first Oriskany's - a Cherry and Redwood Model A, made with cherry milled from a tree in his back yard. Skip's second Oriskany is an ergonomic Model A of Koa and Cedar, built in 2007.

Erica Smith
Erica asked Curtis to build “a busty blond guitar for a busty blond babe” and since then she has been playing a Model C of Flamed Maple and Engelmann Spruce.  Erica lives and performs in New York City.  Her Oriskany guitar can be heard on her most recent records.

Beth Folkemer
Beth’s ergonomic Model A of Madagascar Rosewood and Engelmann Spruce can be seen and heard in the Gettysburg, PA area with the celtic band Cormorant's Fancy.

Other notable musicians and friends who have instruments we have worked on:

Jim Colbert

Fieldstone

Simple Gifts

Small Potatoes

Doofus

Links to Guitar Festivals

 

ORISKANY GUITARS

7951 Oriskany Lane
Huntingdon, PA. 16652
(814) 643-3588
www.oriskanyguitars.com

last updated 6/22/2010
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