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Paquet Esperanto 18 Archtop Guitar Cedar, 2018

On December 11, 2018 /

The Paquet Esperanto 18 X-braced top is carved Cedar and the guitar is built to allow the top unrestricted vibration. The soft Maple used for the sides, back and neck are from one tree and have been curing since 1998. The sides are double walled, Maple and Pine, with a thickness reaching nearly 1/2 inch, providing stiffness and support for the top and back.

New

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David Wren Concert Guitar Brazilian Rosewood, 2012

On December 3, 2018 /

This David Wren Concert guitar, built during 2012 and using a very nice Bearclaw figured Sitka Spruce top and Brazilian Rosewood for the back, sides, and headplate. One of Canada’s premiere luthiers, David Wren started work with Jean Larrivee in the early 1970’s. He’s been working from his own shop for decades, with spells at the Millwheel on Yonge Street and as part owner of The Twelfth Fret. Wren Guitar Works is now a standalone shop in Toronto’s east end.

Used

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Darryl Williams 8-Course Renaissance Lute, 1976

On November 28, 2018 /

The Darryl Williams 8-Course Renaissance Lute was based on a bowl-back design, using a set of bent ribs that are arched to provide stiffness. The ribs start with a ‘teardrop’ shape and are then bent, and the edges are bevelled according to the number of ribs. They are glued together with hide glue in the joins, and parchment strips soaked in hide glue are applied to the inside of the seams.

Vintage

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Edgar Monch Classical Guitar, 1967

On November 27, 2018 /

This Edgar Monch Classical Guitar was built at his Toronto shop during 1967, numbered as 1967/41. It features a Spruce top paired with Indian Rosewood for the back, sides and headplate; the neck and body blocks are Mahogany and the fingerboard is Ebony. This guitar is over half a century old and has been played as intended.

Vintage

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Rickard Maple Ridge Frailing Banjo, Antiqued Brass Hardware, 2015

On November 21, 2018 /

The Rickard Maple Ridge Frailing Banjo is an open back, frailing style instrument built in Aurora, Ontario by Bill Rickard who also crafts the metal components. This lovely, very well made banjo features a three-piece laminated maple neck with a two-way adjustable truss rod, 25.5 inch scale ebony fingerboard with Frailing scoop, and ‘dot and star’ inlay pattern. The eleven inch diameter pot uses a 3/8 inch maple rim and a Rickard-made, Dobson style tone ring. Tuners are by Gotoh and are quite good.

Used

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Dennis Kwasnycia K-45 Steel String Guitar Natural, 2003

On November 1, 2018 /

This Kwasnycia K-45 was custom built and uses a Sitka Spruce top paired with Mahogany back and sides. The neck is multi-layer with Mahogany, Maple and a Walnut center, and Pau Ferro for the headplate, fingerboard and bridge. The body is bound with Ebony, and the fingerboard is bound with Pau Ferro. The installed tuners are black Gotoh models, and a gold set is in the case.

Used

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Made In Canada

Paquet Esperanto 18 Archtop Guitar Cedar, 2018

David Wren Concert Guitar Brazilian Rosewood, 2012

Darryl Williams 8-Course Renaissance Lute, 1976

Edgar Monch Classical Guitar, 1967

Rickard Maple Ridge Frailing Banjo, Antiqued Brass Hardware, 2015

Dennis Kwasnycia K-45 Steel String Guitar Natural, 2003

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