Here’s a 2002 Shannon Double Cutaway steel string acoustic.
For some time, Canada has had a lot of independent instrument builders, working away all over the country. Larry Shannon has been building in Innisfil, Ontario for some time.
Independent Luthiers
Here’s a Kelton Swade 57 Sunburst. Kelton Swade has been producing what he calls AVR guitars – Authentic Vintage Replicas – for some time now and has gained a devoted following amongst high-end players like Keith Urban and Vince Gill.
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Here’s a very, very cool 2013 Kelton Swade Relic Tele 1953. Kelton Swade’s guitars have become popular with top artists who need the tone and vibe of a genuine early instrument, but don’t want to risk the real thing on the road. Artists using these instruments include Keith Urban, Johnny Hiland, and Vince Gill.
Picking one up and actually playing it will tell you why. It’s an outstanding instrument, well made and vibrant.
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Here is a wonderful flat-top steel string guitar from Ryo Ryosuke Kobayashi, built during 2012. Ryo Ryosuke Kobayashi apprenticed to Sergei de Jonge at his shop in Chelsea, Quebec.
This impressive instrument features a somewhat oversize classical shaped body and an elegant contoured cutaway. The top is bound and the purfling follows the line of the cutaway very nicely.
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Here’s a beautiful BC Kingston acoustic cutaway from the shop of Brian Kingston in PEI. Featuring a bearclaw sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, sapele mahogany neck and Gabon ebony fingerboard, headcap and bridge, this guitar is stunning.
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A beautiful new Koa Orchestra Model guitar from GW Barry, with a video demonstration by Dave Martin.
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