Hands On Experience

The hands-on experience table was very popular among festival guests. Dan "Danny Kila" Tremblay provided steel guitar information and hands-on training to those who stopped by his table.

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• Dan ''Danny Kila'' Tremblay at the hands-on table.
• Danny Kila shows a festival guest the steel guitar basics.
• Guests of all ages visited the hands-on table.
• Danny Kila observes the guest's technique. Linda Mentzer is in the background.
• Another festival guest interested in learning about the steel guitar.
• This young guest appears to grasp the fundamentals.
• Danny Kila helps the guest with his coordination.
• A keiki guest gets the hang of it as Danny and her mom look on.
• She's got the right idea, albeit with the bar backwards and on the wrong hand.
• Now she's got the idea!
• Another festival guest trying out the steel guitar. Bar and pick positions seem to be right on.

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