Acoustic

❌ SOLD ❌ Larrivee L-09 Steel String Acoustic Guitar 1978

On January 12, 2018 /

Dating to 1978 and built at the Jean Larrivee’s shop in Victoria, BC following his move from Toronto, Ontario, this Larrivee L-09 Steel String Acoustic Guitar is in overall good condition with moderate play wear. This version uses a Sitka Spruce top with Indian Rosewood back, sides and headplate, mahogany neck and ebony for the bridge and grained-ivoroid bound fingerboard. Tuners are Grover Imperial models, and the nut and saddle are bone. The scale length is 25.5 inches 04 647.7mm and the nut width is 1.73 inches or 44mm.

Vintage

Price: $2,300.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌ SOLD ❌ Bourgeois Custom OMC Adirondack Cutaway Steel String Guitar, 2010

On January 8, 2018 /

This afternoon we’re looking a lovely Bourgeois Custom OMC, or Orchesta Model Cutaway, using an Adirondack Spruce top with Herringbone purfling, Indian Rosewood for the back, sides and headplate, Mahogany for the neck and Ebony for the fingerboard and Pyramid-style bridge.

Used

Price: $3,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ William Laskin 12-String Guitar, 1983

On January 8, 2018 /

The William Laskin 12-string seen here is a wonderful guitar, with an interesting history and a well established provenance demonstrating its participation in folk music performance. Commissioned in 1982 from William Laskin by Garnet Rogers, it was also used by Stan Rogers for several months until his untimely death in June 1983. Since then it has been used in multiple tours, performance and recordings.

Vintage

Price: $5,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Ramirez 2NE CWE Cutaway Classical with MIDI pickup, 2017

On December 26, 2017 /

The Ramirez 2NE CWE Cutaway model with Red Cedar top, along with its variant the Spruce top 3NE have been discontinued but were developed for the advanced student from Jose Ramirez III designs and were available with cutaway and electronics. A custom order RMC MIDI pickup system based on a six-element bridge pickup was another option, allowing the player to trigger any kind of MIDI controlled equipment.

Used

Price: $2,750.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌ SOLD ❌ Robert Laughlin Steel String Acoustic Guitar, 1983

On December 15, 2017 /

Robert Laughlin has been building guitars, mandolins and related stringed instruments in Vancouver, British Columbia since 1977. He started building following a night course run by Bill Lewis, who went on to found Luthiers Mercantile. He has since built hundreds of instruments and has developed a unique body style for his guitars; he also offers Mandolins, Octave Mandolins and Celtic Bouzoukis.
Here we have a Laughlin Concert model steel string guitar built during 1983. Its body design is a bit smaller than a dreadnought, and is built with a Sitka Spruce top and Indian Rosewood for the back, sides, headplate and bridge with Mahogany for the neck and Ebony for the fingerboard. A Carbon Fiber rod was built into the neck for stiffness without weight.

Vintage

Price: $1,499.99 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌ SOLD ❌ SS Stewart Sunburst Steel String Acoustic Guitar, 1930s

On December 6, 2017 /

The SS Stewart company, named for Samuel Swain Stewart was a major producer of banjos between 1878 and 1904, and was bought by B&J (Bugellsein & Jacobson) a few years after Stewart’s death. Over the years, B&J shifted to producing mostly guitars with the brand, had many companies build the actual instruments including Chicago Musical Instruments, who also built Harmony, Kay, and Silvertone brands. At the end of the 1920s and the start of the 1930’s, both C F Martin and Gibson also produced some SS Stewart guitars.

Vintage

Price: $1,490.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

Acoustic

❌ SOLD ❌ Larrivee L-09 Steel String Acoustic Guitar 1978

❌ SOLD ❌ Bourgeois Custom OMC Adirondack Cutaway Steel String Guitar, 2010

❌SOLD❌ William Laskin 12-String Guitar, 1983

❌SOLD❌ Ramirez 2NE CWE Cutaway Classical with MIDI pickup, 2017

❌ SOLD ❌ Robert Laughlin Steel String Acoustic Guitar, 1983

❌ SOLD ❌ SS Stewart Sunburst Steel String Acoustic Guitar, 1930s

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