Tim Donahue Official NewsTT
2/15/2012 2011 6/6 MODEL IN-STOCK
Due to the prolonged extraordinarily high yen exchange rate, we will soon be announcing a price increase
on 2012 Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars. But we have one last 2011 6/6 model in stock, available
at the lower 2011 prices listed on the pricing page. It's a beautiful Natural-Mahogany finish fretted model,
ready to ship:
The buyer of this 2011 model will recieve DR. HOOK included and installed free of charge:
2/14/2012
We are happy to welcome GODBILLE Christophe from France as the newest member
of the TD Harp Guitar family! Christophe is a longtime fretless guitarist who composes
and produces his unique style of heavy rock and melodic solo pieces for fretless guitar.
Check him out in our players page. Congratulations Christophe!
2/12/2012 NEW FRET LINES OPTION
We are happy to announce fret lines are now available as an option
on our 2012 fretless harp guitar models! These increase playability
while keeping the jet-black beauty of the ebony fingerboard:
2/6/2012 WHAT FREE TIME?
In between recording, performing and developing guitars, here's my other passion.
Check out the T-TRIKES gallery.
1/31/2012 TIM DONAHUE HARP GUITARS NEW COLOR OPTION
In addition to Natural Mahogany, Wine Red and Green Oil, I am happy to announce
Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars will be offered with a Purple Oil finish option!
These new versions will come with chrome hardware. Here is a quick sample:
(Special thanks to Sweden's Per Boysen for his input on this)
All 2012 Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar models
will feature our laser-cut logo moved to the headstock:
1/30/2012 VINTAGE FRETLESS HARP GUITAR FOOTAGE
Check out these fretless harp guitar studio performances of "Last Friday Night" and "Tell Me A Story",
filmed during recording sessions for Tim's 1994 album STILL DREAMING.
1/10/2012 MADMEN RADIO AIRPLAY LIST
For TD fans in Europe, here is a listing of radio airplay the MADMEN album continues to receive.
1/1/2012 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
2012 is going to be the busiest year yet! Look for new solo harp guitar videos, an ECLIPSE promo video
and further developments in Tim Donahue Harp Guitars.
12/22/2011 CHECK THIS OUT
My longtime friend Lauren Passerelli has a new album out, called "Blast Of Love" (gotta love that name!).
Be sure to check out this vid of Lauren's virtuosic guitar playing. Congratulations Lauren!
12/17/2011 HARP GUITAR MUSIC ARTISTS
Check out Tim and virtuoso harp guitar artists on the classy Harp Guitar Music Label.
12/14/2011 TIM DONAHUE SEMINAR, TOKYO
Tim will be giving a fretless rock guitar(?) and guitar craft seminar at Kunitachi Music Academy
on Christmas Day in Tokyo. Details here.
12/5/2011 FUTURE BERKLEE HARP GUITARIST
Good luck to Takumi Uchida, who is currently in Boston with his Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar,
auditioning for a scholarship to Berklee College Of Music.
11/30/2011 TIM DONAHUE WEBSITE ONLINE
Nice to have the site back again with a new account!
Thank you to everyone who wrote to ask when the new webpages would come online.
11/20/2011 HARP GUITAR CHRISTMAS ALBUM!
I'm thrilled to announce this new Christmas album produced by harp guitar guru Gregg Miner.
"The Christmas Song" has always been one of my favorite tunes. Arranging it for the new Tim Donahue
Signature Harp Guitar and having the chance to release it on Miner Music's classy label is a dream come true.
Do check out "The Christmas Song" like you've never heard it before.
11/15/2011 CUSTOM TIM DONAHUE SIGNATURE HARP GUITAR IN PRODUCTION
A new fretless version of the TD Signature Harp Guitar is being manufactured in Nagano, Japan,
with completion date set for this year-end. This model will go to a veteran fretless guitarist in France,
and will include DR. HOOK as well a nice, added touch to the fretless fingerboard. Look for pictures in
early 2012!
11/1/2011 LACEY ACT / TIM DONAHUE SIGNATURE HARP GUITAR PAPERWORK
For those who have not heard the disturbing news about the Feds recent raid on Gibson's factories,
this article is well worth reading. Fortunately, Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars come with
documentation of certification of the agents who have supplied woods used on the TD harp guitars.
These sources are legitimate dealers, registered within the European Community. This documentation
is included in all Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars shipped after November 2011, and will be sent
to owners whose instruments we shipped prior to this time.
9/20/2011 TIM DONAHUE SIGNATURE HARP GUITAR PLAYERS PAGE IS UP!
Check out the growing list of Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar players on this new page.
9/15/2011 NEW HARP GUITARIST
Tim would like to welcome Takumi Uchida of Tokyo to the Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar family!
Takumi's musical taste is wide and his talent is blossoming further with the addition of a beautiful
Wine Red TD Signature Harp Guitar. Check him out in the new player's page.
9/18/2011 TIM DONAHUE GUITAR CONSTRUCTION COURSE
Tim is proud to introduce his guitar design & construction class at Kunitachi Music Academy (KMA) in Tokyo.
Players who want to learn Tim's guitar design and building techniques can now study directly with Tim in
KMA's state-of-the-art workshop. Look for continued development of the Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar
to come from this exciting new course in Japan. Info here.
6/21/2011
Welcome to Yoichi Kayama as the newest member of the Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar family!
Yoichi is unique in that he is a keyboardist, and has never played guitar before. So his approach to playing his
TD harp guitar does not involve having to break with standard guitar techniques, like picking with the right hand.
Being a keyboardist, Yoichi is also used to right/left hand independence, and this has allowed him rapid
progress in integrating the harp and fingerboard notes of the harp guitar. Congratulations Kayama-san!
6/20/2011
It's always nice to play straight-ahead jazz with my good friend and wonderful guitarist Nozomi Itani.
We'll be at BUNGA Tokyo this Saturday 6/25 @ 7:30PM.
5/16/2011
I'm proud to be part of a wordwide relief effort for the disaster victims of the March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami.
Originally concieved by NAMBA expert William Reed, this is an exciting and artful collaboration taking place with
artists around the world. Please check out this large-scale charity effort and enjoy the world of NAMBA and WA!
5/8/2011
As I await confirmation of new live dates with Akira Yamazaki & ECLIPSE, I'm looking forward to these live dates coming up in Tokyo with best friend & great guitarist Nozomi Itani and the amazing Keiko Saito on piano:
MAY 29, 2001: Nozomi Itani & Tim Donahue at Back In Time/Tokyo
June 7, 2001: Keiko Saito & Tim Donahue at Classics/Tokyo
5/7/2011
TIM DONAHUE GUITARS/INTERVIEWS ONLINE
I'm pleased to see a comprehensive summary of my work compiled from various Japanese guitar magazines
and posted online here. The articles are all in Japanese, but there are lots of pictures of instruments that have never been seen outside of Japan. I hope guitarists will enjoy this glimpse into my world...
5/6/2011
I have finally begun teaching guitar design & construction at Kunitachi Music Academy in Tokyo,
and very much look forward to passing on my construction approach and design techniques to the students!
5/1/2011
NEW HARP GUITAR ACCESSORY / DR. FRET
I recently revisited an old idea from 1991 and developed a new accessory for the Tim Donahue Signature
Harp Guitars. Called DR. FRET, this simple retrofit will raise the pitch of each harp string by one semitone,
thus giving the 6-string harp a total of 12 notes! Now it is possible to modulate chords and melodies on the
harp portion of the guitar. Another accessory in the DR. HOOK lineup, DR. FRET can be seen here.
NEW HARP GUITAR PLAYERS
Tim would like to welcome Rick Menzel of Texas and Kayama-san of Tokyo as new members of the
Tim Donahue Harp Guitar family! Thank you both and I look forward to hearing your work on the new production
harp guitars.
5/5/2011
It has been a while since the last update as things have settled down a bit after the massive disaster in Japan.
The devastation up North is going to be around for a long time, but cleanup has begun in areas that can be accessed, and are not highly contaminated by radiation from the Fukushima accident.
That said, all is well where we are and there is lots of new music and harp guitar developments on the way!
3/12/2011
Thank you for everyone's concern for my well-being after experiencing the massive earthquake that struck
Japan yesterday.
Thank you for everyone's concern for my well-being after experiencing the massive earthquake that struck
Japan yesterday.
I was in Tokyo when the quake struck. But fortunately, after a long and unforgettable ordeal trying to drive out
of Tokyo, I was able to make it back to my home in Mishima (100km away). The mass exodus I saw throughout Tokyo was something right out of a movie. I have the utmost respect for the people of Japan- they really have it together in situations like I was in yesterday. The sheer number of people on the move was of historic proportions, yet everyone was so calm and collected in the face of calamity. Not once did I witness anything other than calm from everyone around me.
I was told that I could go to schools in Tokyo to spend the night, as the government designated 240 schools
to take in people who couldn't return home because of trains that had stopped or roads that were impassable.
And Tokyo wasn't even at the epicenter of the quake! Yet, in order to alleviate the exodus I described above,
people were welcome to spend the night (with basic accomodations provided) at one of those 240 schools.
Countless times in my 30 years of living in Japan, I have often felt the warmth and hospitality of people here.
It's no exaggeration to say many times I felt it is an honor for me to live in Japan. Last night was another time
to feel such an honor.
My condolences to the many, many victims of this disaster. The scope of the devastation is still hard to fathom,
as news reports try to keep up with the tragedy as it unfolds.
Thank you again for everyone's concern for me and my family. We are well but incredibly worried about how
Japan can deal with this catastrophe.
Please make a donation to help our Japanese friends here.
1/20/2011
A nice article about Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars and a recent TD seminar from Tim's school in Tokyo.
1/17/2011
Fretless guitar guru Jahloon's kind review of his fretless TD Signature Harp Guitar is now online here.
Thank YOU Jahloon for enjoying the harp guitar so much!
1/15/2011
Roland's website features a nice article on Tim Donahue's group ECLIPSE, with detailed info about
Tim's harp guitars and drummer Akira Yamazaki's approach to playing Tim's music on Roland V-Drums.
1/10/2011
Be sure to check out Gregg Miner's fabulous website dedicated to harp guitar history, music and players.
This is the premier source for information on harp guitars and music. Be prepared to spend a long time at
this site, it's so in depth and informative. Hats off to Gregg Miner for his tireless efforts to bring harp guitar
music to more people around the world!
1/1/2011
Happy New Year to all harp guitar & music lovers!
12/18/2010
TD Signature Harp Guitars is happy to announce green oil finish as a new color option!
It can be seen at the bottom of the news page, on a fabulous fretless HG recently shipped
to a happy owner in Europe.
12/5/2010
Check out pics of the Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar cable routing setup posted on the pricing page.
12/4/2010
Heartfelt thanks to creativity guru William Reed for this informative article on Tim and his guitars.
11/25/2010
Many thanks always to everyone who turned out for another ECLIPSE concert at The Crocodile in Tokyo.
The new Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar sounded great, tuned down to bass guitar registers.
Tim is excited about this development, as the guitar's natural low bass tone is much more clear and refined
than using the guitar synth to get a low bass sound. More on this development soon!
10/24/2010
Many thanks always to BW&BK Magazine's Carl Begai for his kind support. A wonderful article on the new
Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars appears here, getting the word out to Tim's metal fans.
Many thanks also to Martial Arts Master and creative advisor William Reed for his upcoming article on Tim
and his new harp guitars in Japan's largest newspaper, The Yomiuri Shinbun. The article appears in the
October 25th edition and also online.
10/6/2010
Found this article by WGR-TV in New York, on Tim, his music and harp guitars.
9/15/2010
TD would like to introduce harp guitarist Masato Wada, who recently took delivery of his new
Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar. Masato is learning fast and will be performing soon in Japan!
9/5/2010
A seminar to introduce the new Signature Harp Guitar will be held at Kunitachi Music Academy
in Tokyo, Japan on October 3rd, 2010. This seminar will feature an ECLIPSE performance followed by
solo performances from Tim Donahue and Akira Yamazaki. More info can be found here.
6/21/2010
Busy preparing orders for the new Signature Harp Guitar, thanks to everyone who has ordered
from the first production run!
6/20/2010
Found this interview recently, and reminded me of all the work that went into the MADMEN & SINNERS album.
Hope everyone enjoys reading this as much as I did.
6/11/2010
Many thanks to everyone who came out to the Crocodile in Tokyo to see ECLIPSE for the first time.
ECLIPSE will be at the Crocodile again on Nov. 25th. Some pics are here.
5/20/2010
TD is happy to announce the TD Signature Harp Guitar webpages are finally online!
Pricing and other details will be up shortly, but the introductory pages are here.
5/10/2010
Had a wonderful night at the Gorilla House (that's the real name folks) in Mishima, Japan.
ECLIPSE wishes to thank everyone who came and helped make it a wild night.
Looking forward to the next performance at CROCODILE (no joking) in Tokyo.
At this rate, ECLIPSE will probably be playing Tokyo Zoo before the year end!
4/24/2010
Check out the logo for the new Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars.
3/16/2010
Tim is featured in an AET High-End Guitar Cables ad.
3/15/2010
ECLIPSE Recordings Underway:
Tim is happy to announce the first ECLIPSE recording sessions have gone smoothly with stunning results.
Look for more news here in the following months.
3/6/2010
New pics up in the gallery, including this one of Tim & James LaBrie in the studio. A classic!
3/5/2010
Had a session in Japan with a wonderful guitarist and wonderful guy named Nozomi Itani. The session featured students of old friend and longtime bassist Tasuhiko Hizawa, whom I hadn't played with for many years.
It was great to see him again. But I especially enjoyed talking with Itani-san, a very nice guy indeed whom
I can now call a good friend. Check out his website.
2/28/2010
ECLIPSE will perform live at Orange Mura in Japan on May 8th, 2010. Details here.
2/22/2010
Many thanks to our good friend Carl Begai for invaluable coverage on BW&BK magazine's website
here, here and here.
ECLIPSE live dates across Japan in the Spring/Summer are being firmed up and will be posted shortly.
2/2/2010
Interesting find on the net:
How many of Tim's guitars can you spot on this site?
2/1/2010
TD harp guitars will be available with an optional GK hex pickup installed for use with the Roland VG-99
Guitar System.
1/28/2010
Thanks for all the inquiries about Tim's production harp guitars and Tim's new work with ECLIPSE.
Both are progressing, so look for updates here soon.
1/14/2010
Bizarre Stuff:
Besides the disappearance of Tim's previous website www.timdonahue.net and its re-surface with
Russian content, a choral(?) bootleg of Tim's 2001 album INTO THE LIGHT emerges on iTunes.
Click here.
1/12/2010
Work on Tim's production Harp Guitar is progressing on schedule at the ASKA / DEVISER company in Nagano, Japan. Final touches, such as laser cutting of Tim's signature are being done, and the first production run
will take place this Spring. Black lacquer and natural oil finishes will be offered. Details will be announced on the
PRODUCTS page.
12/29/2009
Had a wild impromptu evening onstage with badass guitarist David Ralston (aka. "MAYNOR Ferguson")
at the Orange Mura live house in Mishima, Japan. TD on fretless guitar and DR on slide provided the refined
audience with a night of raw and nasty.
12/25/2009
What an amazing year it has been! Thanks to all who came to Tim's concerts and support Tim's new harp guitar work with ECLIPSE. Look for a new album in 2010 with a soon-to-be-announced producer.
Merry Christmas everyone and thank YOU for visiting www.timdonahue.com.
12/13/2009
Thanks to a great audience who attended the ECLIPSE Nirayama Japan concert, and for making the event a smashing success. Some pics by Hiroyuki Nishi can be found here.
11/15/2009
Tim is happy to announce that after years of development and testing, in collaboration with Japan's high-end guitar producer ASKA, production of the TD Electric Harp Guitar is finally underway! Thanks to all who have asked how to get Tim's harp guitar and have shown there is indeed a demand for it among the world's guitarists.
The 12-string (6 harp / 6 guitar) model will be available in early 2010, and 14-string (8 harp / 6 guitar) model
available soon afterward. Watch this page for more details.
9/15/2009
Tim announces the launch of ECLIPSE, featuring TD on electric harp guitar, synthesizers & vocals with monster drummer Akira Yamazaki of Tokyo. This new collaboration heralds an exciting and previously unheard musical direction in Tim's work. The next concert scheduled for December 11th at Nirayama Theater (Nirayama Gekijyou) in Nirayama, Japan. Details can be found here in Japanese.
9/7/2009
Thanks to TD's new web manager, the Official Tim Donahue website is up! New stuff is happening all the time,
so check back often for the latest on Tim's career and activities.
In addition to the Gallery, Reviews/Interviews and video pages, TD Radio will be launched soon and will give fans a chance to hear Tim's released and unreleased material, as well as hear Tim give previously undisclosed details on how the music was created. TD Radio is guaranteed to be an entertaining and fascinating way to enjoy Tim's vast body of work. Be sure check out the Commentary page too, for lots of music and non-music rant.
Thank YOU for visiting www.timdonahue.comTTTTTtT
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2/15/2012 2011 6/6 MODEL IN-STOCK
Due to the prolonged extraordinarily high yen exchange rate, we will soon be announcing a price increase
on 2012 Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars. But we have one last 2011 6/6 model in stock, available
at the lower 2011 prices listed on the pricing page. It's a beautiful Natural-Mahogany finish fretted model,
ready to ship:
The buyer of this 2011 model will recieve DR. HOOK included and installed free of charge:
2/14/2012
We are happy to welcome GODBILLE Christophe from France as the newest member
of the TD Harp Guitar family! Christophe is a longtime fretless guitarist who composes
and produces his unique style of heavy rock and melodic solo pieces for fretless guitar.
Check him out in our players page. Congratulations Christophe!
2/12/2012 NEW FRET LINES OPTION
We are happy to announce fret lines are now available as an option
on our 2012 fretless harp guitar models! These increase playability
while keeping the jet-black beauty of the ebony fingerboard:
2/6/2012 WHAT FREE TIME?
In between recording, performing and developing guitars, here's my other passion.
Check out the T-TRIKES gallery.
1/31/2012 TIM DONAHUE HARP GUITARS NEW COLOR OPTION
In addition to Natural Mahogany, Wine Red and Green Oil, I am happy to announce
Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars will be offered with a Purple Oil finish option!
These new versions will come with chrome hardware. Here is a quick sample:
(Special thanks to Sweden's Per Boysen for his input on this)
All 2012 Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar models
will feature our laser-cut logo moved to the headstock:
1/30/2012 VINTAGE FRETLESS HARP GUITAR FOOTAGE
Check out these fretless harp guitar studio performances of "Last Friday Night" and "Tell Me A Story",
filmed during recording sessions for Tim's 1994 album STILL DREAMING.
1/10/2012 MADMEN RADIO AIRPLAY LIST
For TD fans in Europe, here is a listing of radio airplay the MADMEN album continues to receive.
1/1/2012 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
2012 is going to be the busiest year yet! Look for new solo harp guitar videos, an ECLIPSE promo video
and further developments in Tim Donahue Harp Guitars.
12/22/2011 CHECK THIS OUT
My longtime friend Lauren Passerelli has a new album out, called "Blast Of Love" (gotta love that name!).
Be sure to check out this vid of Lauren's virtuosic guitar playing. Congratulations Lauren!
12/17/2011 HARP GUITAR MUSIC ARTISTS
Check out Tim and virtuoso harp guitar artists on the classy Harp Guitar Music Label.
12/14/2011 TIM DONAHUE SEMINAR, TOKYO
Tim will be giving a fretless rock guitar(?) and guitar craft seminar at Kunitachi Music Academy
on Christmas Day in Tokyo. Details here.
12/5/2011 FUTURE BERKLEE HARP GUITARIST
Good luck to Takumi Uchida, who is currently in Boston with his Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar,
auditioning for a scholarship to Berklee College Of Music.
11/30/2011 TIM DONAHUE WEBSITE ONLINE
Nice to have the site back again with a new account!
Thank you to everyone who wrote to ask when the new webpages would come online.
11/20/2011 HARP GUITAR CHRISTMAS ALBUM!
I'm thrilled to announce this new Christmas album produced by harp guitar guru Gregg Miner.
"The Christmas Song" has always been one of my favorite tunes. Arranging it for the new Tim Donahue
Signature Harp Guitar and having the chance to release it on Miner Music's classy label is a dream come true.
Do check out "The Christmas Song" like you've never heard it before.
11/15/2011 CUSTOM TIM DONAHUE SIGNATURE HARP GUITAR IN PRODUCTION
A new fretless version of the TD Signature Harp Guitar is being manufactured in Nagano, Japan,
with completion date set for this year-end. This model will go to a veteran fretless guitarist in France,
and will include DR. HOOK as well a nice, added touch to the fretless fingerboard. Look for pictures in
early 2012!
11/1/2011 LACEY ACT / TIM DONAHUE SIGNATURE HARP GUITAR PAPERWORK
For those who have not heard the disturbing news about the Feds recent raid on Gibson's factories,
this article is well worth reading. Fortunately, Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars come with
documentation of certification of the agents who have supplied woods used on the TD harp guitars.
These sources are legitimate dealers, registered within the European Community. This documentation
is included in all Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars shipped after November 2011, and will be sent
to owners whose instruments we shipped prior to this time.
9/20/2011 TIM DONAHUE SIGNATURE HARP GUITAR PLAYERS PAGE IS UP!
Check out the growing list of Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar players on this new page.
9/15/2011 NEW HARP GUITARIST
Tim would like to welcome Takumi Uchida of Tokyo to the Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar family!
Takumi's musical taste is wide and his talent is blossoming further with the addition of a beautiful
Wine Red TD Signature Harp Guitar. Check him out in the new player's page.
9/18/2011 TIM DONAHUE GUITAR CONSTRUCTION COURSE
Tim is proud to introduce his guitar design & construction class at Kunitachi Music Academy (KMA) in Tokyo.
Players who want to learn Tim's guitar design and building techniques can now study directly with Tim in
KMA's state-of-the-art workshop. Look for continued development of the Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar
to come from this exciting new course in Japan. Info here.
6/21/2011
Welcome to Yoichi Kayama as the newest member of the Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar family!
Yoichi is unique in that he is a keyboardist, and has never played guitar before. So his approach to playing his
TD harp guitar does not involve having to break with standard guitar techniques, like picking with the right hand.
Being a keyboardist, Yoichi is also used to right/left hand independence, and this has allowed him rapid
progress in integrating the harp and fingerboard notes of the harp guitar. Congratulations Kayama-san!
6/20/2011
It's always nice to play straight-ahead jazz with my good friend and wonderful guitarist Nozomi Itani.
We'll be at BUNGA Tokyo this Saturday 6/25 @ 7:30PM.
5/16/2011
I'm proud to be part of a wordwide relief effort for the disaster victims of the March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami.
Originally concieved by NAMBA expert William Reed, this is an exciting and artful collaboration taking place with
artists around the world. Please check out this large-scale charity effort and enjoy the world of NAMBA and WA!
5/8/2011
As I await confirmation of new live dates with Akira Yamazaki & ECLIPSE, I'm looking forward to these live dates coming up in Tokyo with best friend & great guitarist Nozomi Itani and the amazing Keiko Saito on piano:
MAY 29, 2001: Nozomi Itani & Tim Donahue at Back In Time/Tokyo
June 7, 2001: Keiko Saito & Tim Donahue at Classics/Tokyo
5/7/2011
TIM DONAHUE GUITARS/INTERVIEWS ONLINE
I'm pleased to see a comprehensive summary of my work compiled from various Japanese guitar magazines
and posted online here. The articles are all in Japanese, but there are lots of pictures of instruments that have never been seen outside of Japan. I hope guitarists will enjoy this glimpse into my world...
5/6/2011
I have finally begun teaching guitar design & construction at Kunitachi Music Academy in Tokyo,
and very much look forward to passing on my construction approach and design techniques to the students!
5/1/2011
NEW HARP GUITAR ACCESSORY / DR. FRET
I recently revisited an old idea from 1991 and developed a new accessory for the Tim Donahue Signature
Harp Guitars. Called DR. FRET, this simple retrofit will raise the pitch of each harp string by one semitone,
thus giving the 6-string harp a total of 12 notes! Now it is possible to modulate chords and melodies on the
harp portion of the guitar. Another accessory in the DR. HOOK lineup, DR. FRET can be seen here.
NEW HARP GUITAR PLAYERS
Tim would like to welcome Rick Menzel of Texas and Kayama-san of Tokyo as new members of the
Tim Donahue Harp Guitar family! Thank you both and I look forward to hearing your work on the new production
harp guitars.
5/5/2011
It has been a while since the last update as things have settled down a bit after the massive disaster in Japan.
The devastation up North is going to be around for a long time, but cleanup has begun in areas that can be accessed, and are not highly contaminated by radiation from the Fukushima accident.
That said, all is well where we are and there is lots of new music and harp guitar developments on the way!
3/12/2011
Thank you for everyone's concern for my well-being after experiencing the massive earthquake that struck
Japan yesterday.
Thank you for everyone's concern for my well-being after experiencing the massive earthquake that struck
Japan yesterday.
I was in Tokyo when the quake struck. But fortunately, after a long and unforgettable ordeal trying to drive out
of Tokyo, I was able to make it back to my home in Mishima (100km away). The mass exodus I saw throughout Tokyo was something right out of a movie. I have the utmost respect for the people of Japan- they really have it together in situations like I was in yesterday. The sheer number of people on the move was of historic proportions, yet everyone was so calm and collected in the face of calamity. Not once did I witness anything other than calm from everyone around me.
I was told that I could go to schools in Tokyo to spend the night, as the government designated 240 schools
to take in people who couldn't return home because of trains that had stopped or roads that were impassable.
And Tokyo wasn't even at the epicenter of the quake! Yet, in order to alleviate the exodus I described above,
people were welcome to spend the night (with basic accomodations provided) at one of those 240 schools.
Countless times in my 30 years of living in Japan, I have often felt the warmth and hospitality of people here.
It's no exaggeration to say many times I felt it is an honor for me to live in Japan. Last night was another time
to feel such an honor.
My condolences to the many, many victims of this disaster. The scope of the devastation is still hard to fathom,
as news reports try to keep up with the tragedy as it unfolds.
Thank you again for everyone's concern for me and my family. We are well but incredibly worried about how
Japan can deal with this catastrophe.
Please make a donation to help our Japanese friends here.
1/20/2011
A nice article about Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars and a recent TD seminar from Tim's school in Tokyo.
1/17/2011
Fretless guitar guru Jahloon's kind review of his fretless TD Signature Harp Guitar is now online here.
Thank YOU Jahloon for enjoying the harp guitar so much!
1/15/2011
Roland's website features a nice article on Tim Donahue's group ECLIPSE, with detailed info about
Tim's harp guitars and drummer Akira Yamazaki's approach to playing Tim's music on Roland V-Drums.
1/10/2011
Be sure to check out Gregg Miner's fabulous website dedicated to harp guitar history, music and players.
This is the premier source for information on harp guitars and music. Be prepared to spend a long time at
this site, it's so in depth and informative. Hats off to Gregg Miner for his tireless efforts to bring harp guitar
music to more people around the world!
1/1/2011
Happy New Year to all harp guitar & music lovers!
12/18/2010
TD Signature Harp Guitars is happy to announce green oil finish as a new color option!
It can be seen at the bottom of the news page, on a fabulous fretless HG recently shipped
to a happy owner in Europe.
12/5/2010
Check out pics of the Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar cable routing setup posted on the pricing page.
12/4/2010
Heartfelt thanks to creativity guru William Reed for this informative article on Tim and his guitars.
11/25/2010
Many thanks always to everyone who turned out for another ECLIPSE concert at The Crocodile in Tokyo.
The new Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar sounded great, tuned down to bass guitar registers.
Tim is excited about this development, as the guitar's natural low bass tone is much more clear and refined
than using the guitar synth to get a low bass sound. More on this development soon!
10/24/2010
Many thanks always to BW&BK Magazine's Carl Begai for his kind support. A wonderful article on the new
Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars appears here, getting the word out to Tim's metal fans.
Many thanks also to Martial Arts Master and creative advisor William Reed for his upcoming article on Tim
and his new harp guitars in Japan's largest newspaper, The Yomiuri Shinbun. The article appears in the
October 25th edition and also online.
10/6/2010
Found this article by WGR-TV in New York, on Tim, his music and harp guitars.
9/15/2010
TD would like to introduce harp guitarist Masato Wada, who recently took delivery of his new
Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitar. Masato is learning fast and will be performing soon in Japan!
9/5/2010
A seminar to introduce the new Signature Harp Guitar will be held at Kunitachi Music Academy
in Tokyo, Japan on October 3rd, 2010. This seminar will feature an ECLIPSE performance followed by
solo performances from Tim Donahue and Akira Yamazaki. More info can be found here.
6/21/2010
Busy preparing orders for the new Signature Harp Guitar, thanks to everyone who has ordered
from the first production run!
6/20/2010
Found this interview recently, and reminded me of all the work that went into the MADMEN & SINNERS album.
Hope everyone enjoys reading this as much as I did.
6/11/2010
Many thanks to everyone who came out to the Crocodile in Tokyo to see ECLIPSE for the first time.
ECLIPSE will be at the Crocodile again on Nov. 25th. Some pics are here.
5/20/2010
TD is happy to announce the TD Signature Harp Guitar webpages are finally online!
Pricing and other details will be up shortly, but the introductory pages are here.
5/10/2010
Had a wonderful night at the Gorilla House (that's the real name folks) in Mishima, Japan.
ECLIPSE wishes to thank everyone who came and helped make it a wild night.
Looking forward to the next performance at CROCODILE (no joking) in Tokyo.
At this rate, ECLIPSE will probably be playing Tokyo Zoo before the year end!
4/24/2010
Check out the logo for the new Tim Donahue Signature Harp Guitars.
3/16/2010
Tim is featured in an AET High-End Guitar Cables ad.
3/15/2010
ECLIPSE Recordings Underway:
Tim is happy to announce the first ECLIPSE recording sessions have gone smoothly with stunning results.
Look for more news here in the following months.
3/6/2010
New pics up in the gallery, including this one of Tim & James LaBrie in the studio. A classic!
3/5/2010
Had a session in Japan with a wonderful guitarist and wonderful guy named Nozomi Itani. The session featured students of old friend and longtime bassist Tasuhiko Hizawa, whom I hadn't played with for many years.
It was great to see him again. But I especially enjoyed talking with Itani-san, a very nice guy indeed whom
I can now call a good friend. Check out his website.
2/28/2010
ECLIPSE will perform live at Orange Mura in Japan on May 8th, 2010. Details here.
2/22/2010
Many thanks to our good friend Carl Begai for invaluable coverage on BW&BK magazine's website
here, here and here.
ECLIPSE live dates across Japan in the Spring/Summer are being firmed up and will be posted shortly.
2/2/2010
Interesting find on the net:
How many of Tim's guitars can you spot on this site?
2/1/2010
TD harp guitars will be available with an optional GK hex pickup installed for use with the Roland VG-99
Guitar System.
1/28/2010
Thanks for all the inquiries about Tim's production harp guitars and Tim's new work with ECLIPSE.
Both are progressing, so look for updates here soon.
1/14/2010
Bizarre Stuff:
Besides the disappearance of Tim's previous website www.timdonahue.net and its re-surface with
Russian content, a choral(?) bootleg of Tim's 2001 album INTO THE LIGHT emerges on iTunes.
Click here.
1/12/2010
Work on Tim's production Harp Guitar is progressing on schedule at the ASKA / DEVISER company in Nagano, Japan. Final touches, such as laser cutting of Tim's signature are being done, and the first production run
will take place this Spring. Black lacquer and natural oil finishes will be offered. Details will be announced on the
PRODUCTS page.
12/29/2009
Had a wild impromptu evening onstage with badass guitarist David Ralston (aka. "MAYNOR Ferguson")
at the Orange Mura live house in Mishima, Japan. TD on fretless guitar and DR on slide provided the refined
audience with a night of raw and nasty.
12/25/2009
What an amazing year it has been! Thanks to all who came to Tim's concerts and support Tim's new harp guitar work with ECLIPSE. Look for a new album in 2010 with a soon-to-be-announced producer.
Merry Christmas everyone and thank YOU for visiting www.timdonahue.com.
12/13/2009
Thanks to a great audience who attended the ECLIPSE Nirayama Japan concert, and for making the event a smashing success. Some pics by Hiroyuki Nishi can be found here.
11/15/2009
Tim is happy to announce that after years of development and testing, in collaboration with Japan's high-end guitar producer ASKA, production of the TD Electric Harp Guitar is finally underway! Thanks to all who have asked how to get Tim's harp guitar and have shown there is indeed a demand for it among the world's guitarists.
The 12-string (6 harp / 6 guitar) model will be available in early 2010, and 14-string (8 harp / 6 guitar) model
available soon afterward. Watch this page for more details.
9/15/2009
Tim announces the launch of ECLIPSE, featuring TD on electric harp guitar, synthesizers & vocals with monster drummer Akira Yamazaki of Tokyo. This new collaboration heralds an exciting and previously unheard musical direction in Tim's work. The next concert scheduled for December 11th at Nirayama Theater (Nirayama Gekijyou) in Nirayama, Japan. Details can be found here in Japanese.
9/7/2009
Thanks to TD's new web manager, the Official Tim Donahue website is up! New stuff is happening all the time,
so check back often for the latest on Tim's career and activities.
In addition to the Gallery, Reviews/Interviews and video pages, TD Radio will be launched soon and will give fans a chance to hear Tim's released and unreleased material, as well as hear Tim give previously undisclosed details on how the music was created. TD Radio is guaranteed to be an entertaining and fascinating way to enjoy Tim's vast body of work. Be sure check out the Commentary page too, for lots of music and non-music rant.
Thank YOU for visiting www.timdonahue.comTTTTTtT
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