What is the best gift idea for dad? Something he’ll use, love, and that will make him feel great?
Surprise your dad, husband, grandpa, or dad-friend with a gift that will make them smile, then laugh, then drop their jaw. BEST gift for dads- leather, made for the guitar, black. What could be better?
Here’s our top 5 best ideas for dad all handmade from recycled leather:
These are gifts which your dad will love. These gifts will make him light up, and make him feel like a million bucks.
We’d be happy to include FREE gift wrap and a personalized note for Fathers’ day. Make him feel special!
Wallpusher adjustable straps have been designed to solve a single problem inherent in every other strap they’ve used: the ability to vary the height of the instrument up AND down during a musicalperformance.
Product Features
* Our guitar straps offer easy one-handed adjustments in seconds!
* 2″-wide guitar strap
* Classic look comes in black, red, yellow, and green to suit your personal style.
* Provides a comfortable fit while you’re playing guitar
* Color: Black
* FREE Shipping
Sometimes a certain section demands more technical work and we would like the instrument to be higher on the body while other times we like the instruments to rest lower and more relaxed. The guitar straps Wallpusher has designed function QUICKLY and EASILY to allow a player to raise or lower the instrument almost instantaneously.
* Organic Leather
* Perfect tool for solo gigs and all musicians
* Made in MA, USA
* Wipe with damp cloth
* Item Weight: 1.5 pounds
This guitar strap is so simple, so basic – yet so perfect. The price is perfect too. This guitar strap is like no other in that it is adjustable and can be altered during play. Musicians everywhere love the ability to effortlessly adjust the guitar or bass higher to solo and then drop down easily on stage. Light, beautiful, easy to clean, easy to store, not big and bulky.
Sometime you just have to get back to the basics. Sometimes, it’s the simplest design that works the best. Sometimes, all those fancy, additional features offered are just not worth it.
Each strap comes with a tag stating the number in the series, date of creation, and my signature. As always, being a handmade strap each one is unique, and the color and cut may vary slightly.
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IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, dreams, designs, shipping concerns,
or comments of any kind, always feel free to email us
info [!at] wallpusher.com and we’ll do anything we can to help.
*** Everything found in this shop is handmade by Wallpusher from our original copyrighted patterns. Please do not attempt to copy them or ask anyone else to do it for you. ***
Yes, it’s that time again, everybody’s graduating!! One of our interns just graduated from High School, we are so proud of his work at Wallpusher, and excited for his future.
What do you do after high school? If making things is in your blood, art school might be the place to hone those skills on your way to making a career in the many fields. As guitar makers, we give internships to highschool and college students in the local schools to give back to the community, and help students get concrete experience in fields that they may become leaders in one day. As artists and creative people, we are so excited about all the options available to students in our area. Who knows what the future creative professionals will come up with, when their starting point is as wonderful as it is! We have interns interested in continuing their careers as sculptors, guitar makers, leather workers, furniture makers, and even as professionals in Pixar and animation!
Local Art Colleges abound for people with interest in the creative field. The study of art is a growing focus for many students. These students interested in art have a collage of different schools to choose from in the Massachusetts area. Montserrat College of Art, in Beverly MA, was in fact started by a group of artists in the Boston area in the 1960’s. Montserrat College offers an extensive curriculum, collaboration with other artists and a community of artists all developing their talents.
MassArt is located in the heart of Boston, founded in 1873. This school offers one undergraduatedegree and three graduate degrees. Mass Art holds the mission of providing experience with the community, creating a diverse perspective on art, establishing value for this artistic work and the incorporation of art with the economy.
The SMFA, in Boston, provides a wide range of education in art. Founded in 1876, education here includes the study of ceramics, drawing, film/animation, glass, metals, painting, performance, photography, sculpture, sound, image of art and video.
Gordon, founded in 1889, is located in Wenham, MA. Artists here can develop their skill in design, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and art education. Gordon’s art major is focused on traditional artistic skills. This college proves to be well-known among other Christian art colleges. The education in art is forever endless.
of items that shoppers on Etsy have thought are worth sharing and putting in categories!
The writer of this treasury was focusing on the wonderful world of leather, and all its uses, and itcluded our straps!!
So whether you’re shopping for Mom, mother’s day, a birthday, an upcoming gig, or you just need something that will make your life easier, check out our straps!
Finding your style is crucial to becoming a musician. Every musician sends a message visually which can complement on accentuate the message your music sends to your fans. From grunge to metal to disco glam to hip hop, style has been a crucial factor for every musician that has made it. Your your guitar strap, style of dress, your guitar, everything on stage sends a message. Some parts of your style are functional too, your guitar may produce exactly that sound that you’re looking for, but not look the way you want it to. Wallpusher guitar straps look great, and work great too- so you don’t have to choose style or function, they have both. Now you can use the adjustable guitar strap to raise and lower the guitar effortlessly, to change heights while playing or soloing. Wallpusher Guitar Straps are a great price, find them at Etsy.
AND since today IS EARTH DAY celebrate the planet with great goods made of recycled wood–
Wallpusher guitars are made ofwood that would have been thrown into a landfill. Every guitar is hand made with pieces that were salvaged from churches, schools, homes, storms, and more. It’s always great to know that the instument that you express yourself on stage with is not only great style, and sound, but also a great message of saving the planet and an example of making beautiful things with already existing materials.
Yeay for earth day!
As spring draws to a close and internships wind down, we are so proud of all the hardworking students who have devoted their time to learning a new skill at Wallpusher.
Leatherworking is an ancient art, and our interns have worked hard to master sewing, die cutting, riveting, and more. Working with our brand new vinyl strap design, available on Etsy for $29, interns worked to integrate the two materials seamlessly and create a beautiful affordable product.
We’ve had students apply to our internships from Massart, Montserrat, Gordon College, and more. You can find our postings at the links below.
Wallpusher is a private business offering solutions for musicians. If you are interested in attaining the skills to create things you think should exist, then Wallpusher is the place to look. The intern will be assisting in several tasks at Wallpusher that will help them to learn the more refined elements of leatherworking including preparation of the leather, basic cutting and sanding, shaping with a plane and chisels, etc. On-site, intern will work with the master woodworker on prototypes, assist with the setup and dismantle of projects; create designs, and complete tasks as assigned. The purpose of this leatherworking internship is to acquaint the individual with the coordination and implementation of certain aspects of leatherworking and product design and fabrication through experience with a professional leather
worker and guitar maker at Wallpusher in Ipswich, MA.
Matthew Rogers has taught at the MFA, MassArt, and Gordon College. His guitar making classes are of the highest quality. Matthew has collaborated with world-renowned guitar makers on innovative designs. Alongside the creative solutions that Rogers has introduced in his design company are prototypes for guitars that unleash the potential in every instrument. For more information visit www.wallpusher.com. Please email info@wallpusher.com with your resume and cover letter if you are interested, please be sure to put “Wallpusher Internship”.
Wallpusher is a private business offering solutions for musicians. If you are interested in attaining the skills to create things you think should exist, then Wallpusher is the place to look. The intern will be assisting in several tasks at Wallpusher that will help them to learn the more refined elements of leather working including preparation of the leather, basic cutting and sanding, shaping with a plane and chisels, etc. On-site, intern will work with the master leather worker on prototypes, assist with the setup and dismantle of projects; create designs, and complete tasks as assigned. The purpose of this leather working internship is to acquaint the individual with the coordination and implementation of certain aspects of leather working and through experience with a professional leather worker at Wallpusher in Ipswich, MA. Matthew Rogers has taught at the MFA, MassArt, and Gordon College. His leather working classes are of the highest quality. Matthew has collaborated with world-renowned designers and tailors on innovative designs. Alongside the creative solutions that Rogers has introduced in his design company are prototypes for leather products that unleash its potential. For more information visit www.wallpusher.com. Please email info@wallpusher.com with your resume and cover letter if you are interested, please be sure to put “Wallpusher Internship”.
Business
Wallpusher is a private business offering solutions for musicians. If you are interested in attaining the skills to to market and advertise things you think should exist, then Wallpusher is the place to look. T
In this 12-week internship program you will be offered an opportunity to be involved in meaningful work/projects; be exposed to daily operations; attend informational sessions; participate in networking activities with professionals, and business leaders. You’ll learn from the best minds in the industry and have a unique opportunity to use your Marketing knowledge and skills in an environment dedicated to maintaining industry superiority. You will be introduced to useful tools and resources that will help you grow both professionally and personally throughout the program. So why wait, APPLY NOW!
he intern will be assisting in several tasks at Wallpusher that will help them to learn the more refined elements of marketing a product line in the arts and entertainment industry. On-site, intern will work with the marketing head on networking projects; create designs for advertising, and complete tasks as assigned. The purpose of this marketing internship is to acquaint the individual with the coordination and implementation of certain aspects of marketing and through experience in marketing the products sold by Wallpusher in Ipswich, MA. For more information visit www.wallpusher.com. Please email info@wallpusher.com with your resume and cover letter if you are interested, please be sure to put “Wallpusher Internship”.
This is an ongoing internship, we are looking for people to begin as soon as possible.
Tools should be sharpened often, the sharper your tools, the higher quality your work. All our interns at wallpusher have learned 3 types of sharpening which help them to keep chisels, plane blades, saw blades, cabinet scrapers, gouges, leather dies, and even scissors razor sharp!
Sharpening involves different components for different tools but there are thr
Love is in the air….and Valentine’s day around the corner.
I heard that 2010 is the year of the tiger, but this Valentine’s day it seems to be the year of the guitar. They’re all over the cards, saying
“you rock” and other messages, and this year the #1 gift is the heart shaped guitar hero guitar. Who knew.
We love cards and gifts too, so decided to give our cards away for free! Feel free to grab our free valentine’s day card with the unique Wallpusher Bass featured. We’ll be making a monthly card, all you have to do is click on it to grab the full size image, and then send it to your friends!
Valentine’s day is definitely a holiday where the rubber hits the road, and if love is in the air, it’s time to show it! Whether you happen to hate pink like me, or Valentine’s is your favorite holiday, the day is still on its way. Come the 14th I can’t help remembering Valentine’s day candies with their pastel chalky messages, and cutting out victorian valentines with bare bottom cherubs and very delicate doilies. Maybe like me you’ve been hounded since childhood by memories of the pressure of creating a valentine for everyone you knew, and hoping that someone didn’t (or did) have a crush on you, and feeling very confused all together by the occasion.
Heart Guitar Hero
What does your crush, spouse, date, or otherwise intended really want this Valentine’s day? Yeah sure so the Heart Guitar Hero is a nice gift, not #1 on my list, but cool, so the question is what do they really want? Very few times a year are we able to show that special someone how we feel, and guess what…here’s a day set aside for it!
I’ve always kind of shied away from the subject, but it’s staring me in the face nonetheless. What would I love to receive? What can I give that will make my special one feel as special as they are, and honestly, my mind keeps wandering back to music. I remember getting my first guitar, and how excited and happy and special I felt, as though it were a sign that somebody believed in me, that, although
Wallpusher Adjustable Guitar Strap
I had no idea how to make music, that I would, and FINALLY I had the tools to do it.
Wallpusher adjustable guitar straps are not only an affordable, handmade, one of a kind gift, but also a great solution for musicians that’s never been offered publicly before, that will revolutionize their playing! Check them out at the Etsy Shop. Your sweetheart would LOVE these.
If your loved one would love an instrument, strap, case, or other tool, check out adjustable guitar straps. You could also find a song or album,grooveshark is a great resource for all kinds of music, or if you play guitar About.com has a great resource for tabs and lyrics to great love songs. They offer a great range of songs for everyone.
tar Tab and Lyrics. If you’re not instrumentally inclined, call in to the radio and dedicate a song in the cheezy old fashioned way, or just play it for them on your computer
.
So if you’re lost for ideas this Valentines day, think music.
Wallpusher Guitars look great on paper, in photos and videos; but there’s nothing like holding one in your hand.
Here we’ll be adding to a long list of testimonials about how it feels to hold and play a Wallpusher. If you or anyone you know has something to say about Wallpusher, we’d love to hear it.
We’ll be compiling a list of testimonials not only about Wallpusher Guitars, but also the furniture, home theaters and home remodeling, fine art, and other products and services that Wallpusher has offered over the years. We strive to provide quality in every area, and it’s always good to hear that we’re achieving that quality from the source.
TESTIMONIALS:
“…adjustable guitar straps offer one handed adjustments in seconds!”
We don’t usually give in to the Facebook crazes, but we thought last week’s was kind of neat, so here it is:
Wallpusher’s definition in the urban dictionary is: really awesome striped Bass guitar. Light, ergonomic bass guitars that offer more options for the musician. Wallpusher: made by musicians for musicians.
Wallpusher creates original handmade electric bass guitars engineered as tools for the musician to offer more options on stage. Creativity and quality are easier to achieve with the simple innovations that Wallpusher guitars has to offer. Wallpusher guitars give you the freedom to play in a tool that takes account for many of your creative desires. Handcarved, original organic wood laminates that last, higher sound quality and aesthetic pleasure than anything you can find in stores. Available from www.wallpusher.com, take it further with Wallpusher. Wallpusher offers several pre-designed body and neck styles for easy playability, but for the more creative types, we offer a myriad of choices so that you can choose the shape and length of the guitar you’d like.
So why all the Tshirts? A great band is looking for a new shirt design, so we pulled out all the stops and designed some Wallpusher Design shirts that give a pretty full range of different options– all in classic Black and White.
So– there you go. IF anyone else you know needs tshirts, we got ideas. Send people here for ideas.
Have you heard about Caspian? Check them out, they’re a postrock band from the Boston area local to Wallpusher who have been making a big splash all over the music scene lately. We’ve been fortunate to see them in Boston/Cambridge, but in March they’ll be touring all over the country, and then international, so I’ve heard.
The reviews and testimonials on their Myspace page are quite compelling. Passionate- lots in common with Wallpusher. Here’s a quick taste of why they’re worth listening to, quoted from their Myspace.
“This batch of songs is anchored by brilliant, restless songwriting. No boring twenty-minute crescendos here. Tertia i
s full of surprises… There’s scarcely a better post-rock record on the horizon. 9/10″
- PREFIXMAG
“Tertia” is just as effective when it sparkles as when it storms. Caspian has the instrumental firepower to make a big noise when it feels like it. But the melodies, timbres and harmonics are so fully realized that “Tertia” would be mighty, even without its climaxes.”
- THE WASHINGTON POST
“A dense work of post-rock with purpose.”
- RHAPSODY
They are a great bunch of guys, and we thoroughly encourage you to buy their new album, Tertia. It’s awesome.
Word about the t-shirt template: all the credit for the template of girl/guy shirt goes to Madnessism from Deviant Art, thanks so much for putting it online to share!!
Who’s taking bets on the direction of the critter’s shadow this year?
Considering how cute they are, and how they do give us a fun holiday to mark the beginning of spring thoughts, even if spring is a long way off– I decided to make the little guy the subject of my monthly card. Feel free to download the card and use it as you’d like, or if you have a card idea, we’d love to post it on our website.
I’ve never been able to spell or pronounce Mr. Groundhog’s name, but apparently this year Punxsatawney Phil is being challenged by other groundhogs for his stardom. Poor little guy.
We’ll I guess that I would vote for whichever creature that decides spring is coming sooner. It is a funny tradition, but stranger still is what I found out about groundhogs when I started looking: Continue reading
It’s an interview or special article on an Creative Colleague of ours who deserves attention.Whether an artist, craftsman, musician or designer– our Creative Colleagues are all people with acommon drive, a similar spark that inspires them to create. Contact us if you or other creatives would like to be presented in a cameo!
Walter Stanul is an incredibly famous guitar maker and inventor of the archtop– a jewel who has lived andworked in the Boston area for decades. The work he has done inventing the Archtop Guitar has innovated the way that acoustic guitars are conceived and made.
Walter Matthew and Beautiful Guitar
We Love Walter as a friend, respect him as a great artist, and an innovative teacher. Matthew first met Walter teaching at the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston, MA where Walter taught guitar making. When Matthew entered the SMFA Diploma Program in 2000, THE oldest fine arts degree in the country, he introduced himself to Walter and showed him the guitars that he had been making since childhood in New Jersey. Walter was amazed, and hired Matthew to help him teach guitar making.
Walter and Matthew share a similar spirit, their friendship is an intuitive one– they speak the same way, passionate about every subject from their art, to their teaching, to the flow of a shop. Everything is exciting to Walter, who says “I don’t know how much time I’ve got left” but is constantly working to innovate beautiful instruments and share his skills through teaching at renowned universities. His teaching talents are praised Continue reading
Wallpusher has 42 distinct guitar designs.
If you would like to put one of these bodies on hold or have any inquiries about laminatesand our unique Wallusher body shapes, email me at info@wallpusher.com
We’ve been working on many innovations that we’re excited about, everything from very specific product innovations for guitars and basses, to implementing an intern program, to social networking, to visual innovations, and finally uploading a ton of great images we’ve been holding onto.
What are your innovations and aspirations this year? We’d love to hear about them! email us at info@wallpusher.com or just tweet wallpusher.
OUR TOP 10 INNOVATIONS FOR 2010….We are siked to bring you the top 10 innovations for 2010 we’re hoping to bring about at wallpusher this year:
8. Super fun pics of guitar products, kitchen products, AND more at wallpusher.etsy.com piloted just this year…check out our whimsical cutting boards in piggy, kitty and electric guitar, spatulas, rolling pins and more!
7. Created a network to connect “Creatives” (artists AND musicians) to each other and to gigs. “We must hang together, or assuredly, we will hange seperately.” (Ben Franklin) Find more info at http://creativegigs.ning.com/ and creativegigs.wordpress.com
6. Kicked off a new year of interns, with manky skills to learn and job references to get, we are hosting leatherworking, woodworking, and videography interns in 2010… find more info at interntolearn.wordpress.com
5. A big personal landmark: Matthew Rogers, owner of Wallpusher is recovering from shoulder surgery to repair damage from being rearended in 2007, also mending is Margot Garrity, Carving and Marketing Intern at Wallpusher whose congenital wrist problem was operated on for the second time in 2009, so here’s to a healthy 2010!
4. COMING SOON: a music night for all who love to make music or just listen and be in community!
3. COMING SOON: easy payment buttons on the website for our products!
2. COMING SOON: festival calendar for 2010
1. COMING SOON: updated pictures of 72 guitars made this summer
Thank you so much for following us into the new decade, we’re so excited to release tons of new innovations in 2010!
One personal innovation I’ve been working on is cards!
Every month i’ve been drawing up something that helps me to remember and appreciate the time that passes so quickly.
Any memories or ideas of what springs to mind (no pun intended) for the months to come, I’d love to hear your input! Here’s my really quick brainstorm (remember, the Boston area has a crazy weather system, hence my weather related ideas, i’m open to others!!) but i’m embarassed at the cliche aspects:
JANUARY biiig snowflakes
FEBRUARY well, the groundhog of course
MARCH shamrocks are so overdone…what about kites?
APRIL rain, umbrellas, boots
MAY definitely daffodils. Maybe a crocus or two
JUNE That’s a tough one…grasshoppers are underrepresented, right?
JULY patriotic USA stuff
AUGUST whales? Starfish….sandcastles?
SEPTEMBER school bus
OCTOBER pumpkins
NOVEMBER turkeys
DECEMBER reindeer
I am a sculptor and painter living in the North Shore. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing any of my original pieces or prints of my original work. I am also available for commission work in nearly any material and subject matter.
Well, WELCOME! just moved our blog here from wallpusher.blogspot.com and we’re so excited to be on our own URL! Looked online and found 325 ways to say WELCOME http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/welcome.htm That’s a lot of ways. We’re so happy that you’ve come to visit us, and keep coming back as we update!
A picture is worth a thousand words, but these photos are priceless!
Wonderful shots by a phenomenal photographer, Shyla, these were from Our first brainstorming session about how to capture the guitars on film….and Look what wonderful images emerged—thank you Shyla!! If you love guitars, wood, music, art, recycled or “upcycled” creations, and gorgeous photos, you’ll love the Wallpusher Guitar Slideshow by Shyla check out Shyla’s blog, which also details her amazing talent behind the lens.
She did a great job of capturing part of the process….and making these beauties stand out. The photo below also illustrates our adjustable strap really illustrate the adjustable strap’s potential for players…they can be seen online at our Wallpusher Etsy Shop. As always, below is part of the team brainstorming…if you’d like to brainstorm with us, or join the team, check out our upcoming events…we LOVE to share ideas and talk shop!We’re also looking for a space where we can host a music night, let us know if you have a space or know of one! Wallpusher guitar innovations: made by musicians for musicians. Handmade basses and guitars of recycled wood by musicians and artists, craftsmen and woodworkers, your Wallpusher is designed to offer more options on stage, more playability off, and helps music making be more fun, more organic, more yours. Wallpusher adjustable straps, guitars, basses and more can be found at www.wallpusher.com, wallpusher.blogspot.com, and http://www.etsy.com/shop/wallpusher Special thanks to our amazing photographer, Shyla, find her work at www.shylaphotography.com she has amazing talent with images and people, and is a talented photography artist we would recommend to everyone! Thank you Shyla for your wonderful work! Thank YOU bloggers (and all who watch this slideshow) keep posted as we update our sites, and keep an eye on new innovations, events, photos, art, music and projects as Wallpusher updates our innovations to the world. REMEMBER: With Wallpusher you can save time, headache, money, AND become the musician, the artist you want to be. With Wallpusher: More playing, more music. http://www.shylaphotography.com/slideshows/wallpusher/
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