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Jerry Farrell Classical Guitar No.57, 2007

On November 16, 2022 /

This Jerry Farrell Classical guitar, No.57, starts with the Hauser style and a traditional Spanish construction pattern, with a Red Cedar top and Indian Rosewood for the sides, back, and bridge. The neck is Cedrilla or Spanish Cedar as used on many Spanish built classical and flamenco guitars, and the slightly crowned fingerboard is Ebony.

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Alberico OM Cutaway Rosewood Steel String Guitar, 2002

On November 3, 2022 /

This Alberico OM Cutaway guitar was built during 2002 in beautiful Caledon Ontario, using Sitka Spruce, Indian Rosewood, Mahogany and Ebony. Fabrizio Alberico has been building for many years, and in the late 1990s learned from Sergei de Jonge. From 200 to 2004, he built guitars in Caledon, then returned to BC and ultimately to his current shop in Ladysmith.

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Larrivee L-09 Steel String Guitar Natural, 1993

On November 1, 2022 /

The Larrivee L-09, based on the classically influenced L-body series, features a Sitka Spruce top paired with Indian Rosewood for the back, sides and head plate. The neck and body blocks are Mahogany, with Ebony for the bridge and bound fingerboard. The top braces are Sitka Spruce and the internal bridge plate is Maple.

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Sergei de Jonge Classical Guitar Natural, 1980

On November 1, 2022 /

This Sergei de Jonge Classical guitar was built during 1980 in Toronto, following de Jonge’s return to Canada from a year in Holland and creation of a new workshop. Having learned guitar building in Toronto during the years 1969 to 1971 from Jean Larrivee and Edgar Monch via Eli Kassner, and then a year with Patt Lister in Collingwood, this de Jonge classical shows these strong influences.

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GW Barry OM Bearclaw and Brazilian Rosewood, 2007

On September 30, 2022 /

Here is a lovely GW Barry OM style guitar from 2007 featuring a Bearclaw-figured Sitka Spruce top and Brazilian Rosewood back and sides. GW Barry has been building for decades, including some time working in Jean Larrivee’s shops in Vancouver and Victoria, BC. His work is top notch, in terms of construction and tonal output.

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Lounsbury Concert Cutaway Steel String Guitar Natural, 2016

On September 27, 2022 /

This 2016 Lounsbury Concert Cutaway comes from Chris Lounsbury’s workshop in Hamilton, Ontario and features Sitka Spruce and Indian Rosewood construction, and has a soundport on the bass side. Chris Lounsbury has been building professionally for about twelve years, taking training from the well regarded courses run by Sergei de Jonge in Chelsea, Quebec.

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Made In Canada

Jerry Farrell Classical Guitar No.57, 2007

Alberico OM Cutaway Rosewood Steel String Guitar, 2002

Larrivee L-09 Steel String Guitar Natural, 1993

Sergei de Jonge Classical Guitar Natural, 1980

GW Barry OM Bearclaw and Brazilian Rosewood, 2007

Lounsbury Concert Cutaway Steel String Guitar Natural, 2016

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