Jean Larrivee

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

❌SOLD❌ Larrivee Long Scale Classical Natural Finish, 1975

On January 23, 2022 /

This Larrivee Long Scale Classical guitar is in natural finish and built while Jean Larrivee’s shop was still in Toronto; his helpers at this point included William ‘Grit’ Laskin, David Wren, Linda Manzer and George Gray. The Larrivee shops have been training grounds for many now-prominent builders.

Vintage

Price: $2,150.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

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