• Lewis Eady Ltd (map)
  • 75 Great South Road
  • Auckland, 1051
  • New Zealand

The Lewis Eady Guitarnival 2017


Friday, 6th October  |  8pm - Performance by LAWRENCE ARABIA
Reserve your seat! Click button further down the page.
Saturday, 7th October  |  10am - 4pm
 

The first ever Lewis Eady Acoustic Guitarnival is a double-edged aural sword of wonder spanning the evening of Friday 6th October and Saturday 7th October.

Heralding an intimate performance from Lawrence Arabia, a myriad of informative happenings, the most Martin Guitars ever seen before in one place at any one time under any one roof in NZ, free coffee with every purchase of $20. and (drum roll please…) the giveaway of a MARTIN LX1E!

Held in our comfortable modern showroom at 75 Great South Road, Epsom this event puts a blinding spotlight on something that we love and cherish, the acoustic guitar.

An action packed two days!

Friday, 6th October | 8pm

LAWRENCE ARABIA | SOLO

Lewis Eady Showroom  |  75 Great South Rd, Epsom  |  Doors open from 7pm
Entry - $20. PP  |  Includes a complimentary drink & nibbles  |  Phone: (09) 524 4119

 
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Lewis Eady is over the moon to present Lawrence Arabia performing an intimate solo concert in our showroom.

James Milne (real name Lawrence Arabia) has toured the world over, all the while enchanting crowds with his riveting lyrical imagery and understated prowess on the guitar. His recordings for international record labels the Bella Union, Yep Rock, Spunk and NZ's own Honorary Bedouin (his own label no less) and Flying Nun Records have earned him a discerning listenership of fans both young and old. Along the way his efforts have been awarded The APRA Silver Scroll Award, The Taite Prize, and several Vodafone NZ Music Awards, as well as finding the time to write various TV and film scores, an ongoing podcast series with Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) and to this very day, still remains a “real good bugger”. This limited capacity concert will see James perform songs from his long and luxurious back catalogue in an intimate performance in the seated comfort of our piano showroom. Be sure to reserve your seats fast as this will most certainly sell out!


Saturday, 7th October

We’ll throw open the doors at 10am and invite you in to sample our wares and pick up a deal. This will be the guitar-centric day of small in-store happenings including, but limited to the following:


The first ever LE Restring Off!

What happens when we put both Andrew and Ben from Lyn McAllister Music to the test? Who can restring a guitar the quickest and the neatest? Our judge Ed will be hard pressed to find a winner, customer betting encouraged.


10% off all guitars and guitar accessories in store with big reductions on selected models.

We’ll have 10% off all guitars and accessories and a few special larger discounts on special end of line models.


Win a Martin LX1E simply by signing up to our database! Open to existing database clients.

That’s right, simply by being on our database and being here on the day, you could win a Martin LX1E! You know the guitar, the one that old mate Sheeran beats the hell out of. And hey, it’s good enough for Sheeza…


Brace yourself! What’s it all about?

You hear about bracing all the time, we know it’s all over the inside of a guitar but what are the differences between standard X bracing, forward shifted X bracing, rearward shifted X bracing? And how in the hell is scalloping those braces going to affect your guitar's voice? We’ll tell you the how’s and why’s in a short but none the less informationally stacked 10-minute spiel!


Spotlight on the new Martin 2017 range.

We’ll have a whole swag of the new 2017 range in store and Andrew will be taking us through the ins and outs of the each model on display. This will include a section on the Fishman Enhance electronics. Questions will be answered if you raise your hand.


Free Coffee with any purchase of $20 or over!