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8Haji Maji9 as he managed to
get every student to smile and
play along. My records show
that over 150 ukuleles were
hand crafted in Bill9s high
school ukulele classes!=
Sisters High School wood-
working teacher Tony Cosby
said, <Bill took volunteering
to a new dimension. I can9t
remember him taking a day
off. I also can9t remember him
ever saying to a student, 8no I
can9t help you.9=
SFF hopes the My Own
Two Hands online art auction
fundraiser will provide much-
needed money for core mis-
sion support while showcasing
the dozens of Central Oregon
artists and businesses who
have contributed.
No ticket purchase is neces-
sary to participate in the auc-
tion, and bids can be placed
from the comfort and safety
of home via your cell phone or
internet-connected device.
Follow Sisters Folk Festival
on Instagram, Facebook and
Twitter for up-to-date event
information. For more infor-
mation on the My Own Two
Hands auction and fundraiser,
go to www.sistersfolkfestival.
org, and to participate May
8-16 in the online art auction
fundraiser, visit http://tinyurl.
com/MOTH2020.
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Thompson Guitar a prize for MOTH participants
An exquisite, hand-
crafted guitar made right
here in Sisters is the perfect
representation of the var-
ied arts brought together by
the Sisters Folk Festival9s
My Own Two Hands arts
fundraiser.
This year, in light of
the COVID-19 pandemic,
the annual My Own Two
Hands fundraiser is a com-
pletely online silent auc-
tion. Bidding for the vir-
tual auction will open on
Friday, May 8 and close
on Saturday, May 16, with
more than 75 different items
available to bid on during
that time. No ticket purchase
is necessary to participate in
the auction, and bids can
be placed from the comfort
and safety of home via cell
phone or internet-connected
device.
SFF organizers have
announced the event9s raf-
fle item and procedure for
entering to win. Only 200
raffle tickets will be sold to
win a handcrafted, custom
and highly-coveted Preston
Thompson guitar.
Raffle tickets are $50
each. The direct link to pur-
chase a raffle ticket for the
guitar is https://sff2020.
ggo.bid/bidding/pack
age/13028585 and auction
registration is required first.
The model to be raffled is
an OM-shaped guitar with a
beautiful Cuban mahogany
back/sides paired with an
Adirondack spruce top.
Christine Funk, gen-
eral manager of Thompson
Guitars, said, <The size of an
OM gives you an immedi-
ate voice, deep and resonant
with a sustain that shows
off the tone of this special
mahogany. This is a great
sized model for finger-style
players and pickers alike.
Inlay specialist Simon high-
lighted his original Regency
torch inlay by making it out
of a combination of maple
and walnut woods, accent-
ing the rope-top purfling and
the maple fretboard markers.
Luthier Gareth Jenkins hand
carved the braces and hand
graduated the tops to cap-
ture the vintage tone play-
ers are looking for. These
special boutique guitars are
crafted right here in Sisters,
Oregon!=
P r e s t o n T h o m p s o n
Guitars is a small company
located in Sisters, producing
handcrafted acoustic guitars.
Founder Preston Thompson
started making guitars in the
1980s and studied Golden
Era guitars from the 1930s
in order to replicate that
highly sought-after vintage
sound. The playability and
craftsmanship of Thompson
guitars are highly regarded
in the industry, with support
from dealers both domesti-
cally and internationally.
Thompson put together
a team of individuals that
bring years of experience
and knowledge to the com-
pany fostering the reputation
Preston established early in
his career.
<We are especially proud
to be located in this thriving
musical community, home
of the Sisters Folk Festival
and Americana Project,=
Funk said.
This year, the My Own
Two Hands Spirit of Giving
Award was given to Preston
Thompson Guitars, for their
generosity over the years in
providing a custom, hand-
made guitar to the art auc-
tion and fundraiser.
<We are very apprecia-
tive of receiving the Spirit
of Giving award this year
in recognition of our dona-
tion of a specially made 8My
Own Two Hands9 guitar for
the past five years that is
sold during the live auction
event,= Funk said. <We are
thrilled each time one sells,
knowing that the money
is used to continue music
education for the next gen-
eration of players and music
lovers. This year, SFF will
need all the support it can
get with the current circum-
stances going on in our coun-
try and world. Thank you
for considering purchasing
a limited raffle ticket on this
beautiful OM-CMA (Cuban
M a h o g a n y / A d i r o n d a c k
Top) highlighted with
our original Regency
torch made of maple and
walnut.=
Be sure to follow Sisters
Folk Festival on Instagram,
Facebook and Twitter for up-
to-date information. To par-
ticipate in the online art auc-
tion fundraiser, visit http://
tinyurl.com/MOTH2020.
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