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10 YEARS OF EWOB: "While several North American performers are included and their music is certainly appreciated, it is the 30 or so European bands giving bluegrass their own spin that are of the most interest."
- Donald Teplyske, Red Deer Advocate; That High Lonesome Sound, CKLJ-FM, Alberta, Canada

EWOB FESTIVAL 2010 INSTRUMENT AUCTION

Our sponsors, Deering Banjos (USA) and Prucha Bluegrass Instruments (Czech Republic) have donated beautiful instruments to help raise money for the European World of Bluegrass Festival.

You do not need to live in the Netherlands to enter and win the EWOB Festival Instrument Auction. We welcome auction bids from anywhere in the world. You can buy a beautiful Deering openback banjo or a Prucha F-5 mandolin in our auction, or win a Blueridge BR-140 dreadnaught-style guitar in the EWOB Instrument Raffle, and support the European World of Bluegrass Festival at the same time - no matter where you live.

TO PLACE YOUR BID:
Send your name, address, and telephone number by email to Wim van der Weg.
Be sure to let him know which instrument you are bidding on, and include the amount of your bid.
You can also bid - and see the instruments in person - at the EWOB Festival 2010 in Voorthuizen on May 13-14-15!
Current bids will be shown on this page and updated weekly.

The EWOB Instrument Auction 2010 will end on August 1st. Take a look at the fine instruments being offered this year!

2010 INSTRUMENTs for Auction

Prucha F-5 Mandolin The Prucha F-5 mandolin features a spruce top, curly maple back, sides and neck, with an 11" radiused ebony fingerboard, white binding on the top, back, sides, headstock and fingerboard. This mandolin features a flower inlay on the headstock, 29 frets, nickel tuners and tailpiece, has a glossy lacquer finish, with a honey to dark brown sunburst top. MAY 16, 2010: CURRENT BID is 2100 Euros!

Deering Classic Goodtime Special Openback Banjo What a great sounding traditional banjo! The Classic Goodtime Special open back is louder than the original Goodtime model, because it has the Goodtime Tone Ring, and is great for players who like to jam and want to be heard in a crowd. It has the traditional, classic look of a vintage banjo with the rich brown stain, the classic Deering peghead shape, and planetary banjo tuners. This versatile banjo can be played in different keys by using the spikes, which are already installed, and a capo. If you enjoy playing in festival campgrounds this banjo is perfect, as it weighs less than 6 lbs and you can play it all night long! Being an open-back banjo, this is great for "clawgrass," because the tone ring gives it that brighter tone needed for clawgrass and other modern open-back styles. STARTING PRICE FOR BIDDING is a modest 415 Euros!

Instruments for the European World of Bluegrass Instrument Auction & Raffle have often been donated by Gibson in past years, as well as Lebeda Instruments, Capek Handmade Bluegrass & Jazz Instruments, and www.banjo.nl. We are very grateful for the support of our excellent sponsors.

Below is a shot of Roeland Tamis (the Netherlands), proud owner of the beautiful Lebeda F5 Premium Plus mandolin donated by Lebeda Instruments for the EWOB Auction 2008.

Photo by Anneke Tamis