May 11, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Harmos Music "Patent Party" Draws Popular Artists
--> Free Family Concert, Sunday, May 23, 1-4pm in Minneapolis.
--> Celebrating the granting of a U.S. Patent on the revolutionary new
Harmos Lap Steel Guitar Sound.

(Minneapolis)

Harmos Music is celebrating the granting of a U.S. patent on their revolutionary new Lap Steel Guitar with a free family concert and celebration, Sunday, May 23, from 1-4pm at St. Stephens Catholic Church, 2211 Clinton Avenue South, Minneapolis.

A U.S. patent will be issued in the next 60 days for the Harmos Sound, created by the Harmos Lap Steel Guitar. The guitar, invented and built by designer T. Sage Harmos and engineer James Baecker in their Excelsior, Minnesota workshop was introduced in 2002. The Harmos Lap Steel is being enthusiastically played by famous national and international musicians and is now available through an expanded production run.

The Concert

Friends and fans of Harmos Music are celebrating the upcoming patent with an afternoon concert, including:

1. Jack Daly, Magician and Musician. Jack is an award-winning speaker, magician and musician who uses magic and a message to inspire and entertain audiences of all ages.

2. Barbara McAfee is a beloved local singer/songwriter who will perform selections from her CD collections Great Big Love, Come from the Heart and Britches, and new work.

3. The Brothers Frantzich bring their hot recipe of original tunes, Gospel and old-tyme. Paul and Tim, guitar and vocals, are performing with Joe Savage on the Harmos Lap Steel! The Brothers Frantzich CD collections include, Live Record, Hymns: Streams of Mercy, Hook ?Em, Preach ?Em, Set ?Em Free and Brothers Frantzich Christmas.

An open house, with performances by each artist will start at 1 pm. The concert is free, with a free will offering accepted to contribute to the space costs. This will be a great time for the whole family, and you_ll get to hear the new Harmos Sound!

The Revolutionary Harmos Lap Steel Sound

Harmos Music_s revolutionary new lap steel guitar is finding enthusiastic
players in high places. American masters Robert Randolph ("Awesome"),
Jerry Douglas ("Incredible") and Bobby Ingano ("Looks out of this world, sounds down to earth") all love the instrument. And the five Harmos models - Sacred Steel, Americana, Hawaiian, Honky Tonk and Model One are now available to players direct from the manufacturer and from select dealers.

The sound of the new guitar itself is patented. This delicious organic sound and the incredible sustain have never been heard before.

Instrument designer T. Sage Harmos says the sound and sustain come from the
instrument_s unique tetrahedral-octet structure, pioneered by visionary
inventor R. Buckminster Fuller. This carbon fiber tube structure gives the
instrument an out-of-this-world look, and provides superior strength and
light weight. This translates into strong fundamental pitch support while
uniquely enhancing the harmonics for a tone and responsiveness never before
available.

Says Robert Randolph, who tours nationally with his Harmos lap steel, and
who was seen with The Family Band on the Grammy Awards broadcast this year, "The Harmos guitar has a great sustain, and I love playing it." Five-time Grammy winner Jerry Douglas, Hawaiian steeler Bobby Ingano and Aerosmith axeman Joe Perry also relish their Harmos guitars. Says Douglas, "[It_s] the sound that_s been waiting to be heard."

The British magazine Total Guitar gave the Harmos a 4-Rating and said, "[It has] gorgeous tonal clarity and sustain?a beautifully thought-out instrument."

Harmos engineer James Baecker says all Harmos guitars are made of pultruded
carbon fiber tube, and come with selectable single coil pick-ups and on-board volume and tone control. Different pickups and wood endboard materials are available to
complement different musical styles. Models are available in 6-, 7- and 8-string versions. Accessories include a custom hard case or gig bag, tripod stand and dance bar for stand up playing..

The guitars are crafted in the Harmos workshop in Excelsior, Minnesota and are shipped to customers directly from the manufacturer, and through a growing network of dealers. Harmos lap steel guitars are priced between $700 and $1,300.

Next in development at Harmos is a Harmos Sound open-body electric guitar.
Says designer Harmos, "Making our lap steel allowed me to demonstrate my
belief that beauty is as important in this world as food and shelter." "My
job as an instrument creator is to make it easier for someone to find that
beauty."

More and more lap steel players are doing just that with the Harmos.

At this upcoming concert, friends and fans will get to hear the Harmos Sound in performance.


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More information and a gallery of 300 dpi instrument photos is available at
www.harmosmusic.com/presskit/


More information about the Patent Party performers is available at:

jackdaly.com

www.barbaramcafee.com

www.brothersf.com