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After honing his skills for two decades as one of Canada’s premier guitar restoration technicians, Douglas Harrison has burst on the scene as one of the finest custom archtop luthiers in North America. Douglas pushes the boundaries of woodworking to a higher level and squeezes every ounce of tone from each component. These instruments have [...]

Today we are featuring a new guitar from builder Chris Lounsbury from Hamilton Ontario. This flat top has a cool blend of traditional and unique features which make for a compelling instrument. This dreadnought body has a slightly smaller waist which provides a more comfortable playing experience while sitting down. The combination of Sitka spruce [...]

Just in time for Christmas the newest Harrison GB Custom has arrived! This beautiful piece from luthier Doug Harrison features a wonderful spalted flame maple top which has a subtle amber tint producing a stunning visual impact. The clean lines, high quality components and finish work speaks volumes of the care and craftsmanship that goes [...]

Serial Number 4611, built 2011 in Toronto, Canada Pricing $ 5200 CDN with custom fit case. Neck 3-piece tropical mahogany neck with bound ebony fingerboard. Frets 22 medium – jumbo stainless steel frets. Body Blister figured carved maple top, chambered tropical mahogany back. Finish Gloss lacquer; amber tint on the maple top really brings out [...]

  Alastair Miller paid us a visit this past week, and he brought a little surprise in with him: this beautiful new Barncaster! Built from a piece of 150 year old pine, this guitar is both lightweight and resonant. Outfitted with vintage style hardware and electronics, this guitar feels and plays great, with a tone [...]

  Here is a jaw dropping new piece from the workshop of luthier Sergei de Jonge.  Upon opening the case for this guitar the first thing that hits you is the visual impact of the faded tobacco burst over a wonderful book-matched Bearclaw Sitka spruce top. Then your eyes are drawn to the Snakewood bridge [...]

* SOLD * Feast your eyes and ears upon yet another stunningly beautiful, positively dripping with tone guitar from the workshop of GW Barry! This custom guitar was built for 12th Fret teacher and finger style fanatic David Martin! Seeing and hearing this guitar flat out left me speechless so I had to ask Gordon [...]

  Alastair Miller’s latest hand-made creation, the Coodercaster, screams “MOJO!” from top to bottom.  A great selection of vintage hardware and electronics are paired beautifully with Millar’s own Bocote neck and hand-wound pickup to create a guitar that feels just familiar enough, yet still stands out from the crowd. Here are some audio samples of [...]

  SOLD Imagine my surprise and elation when one of my all time favourite luthiers walks into the store with not one but two of my favourite models the Concert Cutaway with side port! It is similar to unwrapping a Christmas present and finding two slightly different versions of the toy you always wanted!! As [...]

  About a year ago I met with Michael Kennedy on the sales floor of the shop. He was stopping by to show us some of his new steel string guitars and introduce his company Indian Hill guitars. I had heard his name when talking with master luthier Sergi de Jonge and even seen an [...]

William Laskin has earned international renown in part due to the startling visual impact of the graphic inlay work that highlights his instruments. Departing completely from traditional guitar aesthetics, he has pioneered such diverse and unusual materials as azurite, coral, camel bone and Tahitian black pearl. He has the uncanny ability to breath life into [...]

  What can I say…… he’s done it again! Master Luthier Douglas Harrison builds some of the best jazz guitars guitars in the world, and this new GB Custom is no exception. Its “Blister Maple” top is simply mesmerizing. I was in love with this guitar before I had even played it! As impressive as [...]

Sometimes a luthier has to throw everything he’s got at a project … every tasteful aesthetic upgrade, that top he has been saving for a decade, the very best exotic set of back & sides, absolutely everything learned in the last 25 years of professional building … the whole enchilada. Sometimes the sound of a [...]

Don’t get me wrong … I am all for the new innovations that private luthiers are incorporating into their guitars these days. Bring on all of the built-in bevels … put as many ports as you can possibly squeeze in and inlay it to within an inch of its life … I LOVE that kind [...]

As a luthier, more often than not, your sound evolves very slowly over the course of your career … so slowly, that it is sometimes difficult to notice. But every once in a while a new building concept solidifies in one instrument and your tone jumps to a new level. This is one of those [...]