Bruce West

Bruce West Classical Guitar Brazilian, 2021

On January 10, 2023 /

This Bruce West Classical guitar, bearing the serial 213 IHS and built during 2021 in Sterling, Ontario features a hundred year old Swiss Alpine Spruce top and Brazilian Rosewood sides and back. These guitars tie into an interesting and pivotal period of Canadian luthiery history.

New

Price: $6,500.00 CAD

Bruce West Cutaway Classical Guitar Brazilian, 2016

On January 10, 2023 /

This Bruce West Cutaway Classical guitar, bearing the serial 16-1 and built during 2016 in Sterling, Ontario features a hundred year old Swiss Alpine Spruce top and Brazilian Rosewood sides and back. Like Bruce’s other guitars, this tie into an interesting and pivotal period of Canadian luthiery history.

New

Price: $6,900.00 CAD

Bruce West Classical Brazilian Rosewood, 2021

On December 9, 2021 /

This Bruce West Classical, built during 2021 in Sterling, Ontario features a hundred year old Spruce top and Brazilian Rosewood sides and back. Bruce West has been involved in musical instrument building for most of his life, starting at age 12 with a bench at Geo. Heinl’s workshop in Toronto.

New

Price: $6,450.00 CAD

Bruce West Cutaway Classical Brazilian Rosewood, 2016

On December 9, 2021 /

Here we have a Bruce West Cutaway Classical, built during 2016 in Sterling, Ontario with a hundred year old Spruce top and Brazilian Rosewood sides and back. Bruce West has been involved in musical instrument building for most of his life, starting at age 12 with a bench at Geo. Heinl’s workshop in Toronto. In his teens he also played guitar for Ronny Hawkins! Friends with Jean Larrivee, Bruce built relationships with all the now-prominent builders who went through the Larrivee Toronto shops.

New

Price: $6,850.00 CAD

Bruce West Spruce Top Classical Guitar, 2013

On December 8, 2021 /

Tags: Classical

This excellent Bruce West Spruce top classical guitar is new, with an Alpine Spruce top and Indian Rosewood back and sides. It’s built using traditional Spanish construction, with solid linings and tailblock made from black willow. The finish is a beautiful, tonally transparent and hand applied oil varnish.

New

Price: $4,200.00 CAD

2010 Bruce West Classical

On December 3, 2013 /

Tags: Classical, independent luthiers, nylon

This 2010 Bruce West Classical is new and an excellent instrument with full, resonant bass and clear, crisp trebles. Bruce West has built guitars and violins since 1969, worked with Jean Larrivee and Edgar Monch early in his career and ran a commercial machine shop.

New

Price: $4,200.00 CAD