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Larrivee L-11 Steel String Guitar Natural, 1978

On September 8, 2023 /

The Larrivee L-11 Steel String guitar features Larrivee’s ‘L’ body, a blend of traditional classical guitar and Dreadnought proportions. The result is a very well balanced tonal palette. For the Larrivee L-11, the top and its bracing are Sitka Spruce, paired with Indian Rosewood for the sides, back, body binding, and head plate.

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Bruce West Brazilian Rosewood Classical Guitar, 1980

On August 21, 2023 /

This Bruce West Brazilian Rosewood classical guitar was built during 1980 at Bruce’s shop near Lake Simcoe, south of Barrie Ontario. 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!

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Larrivee C-09 Florentine Cutaway Steel String, 1994

On April 12, 2023 /

The Larrivee C-09 is still in production, and is fundamentally an L-09 model but with a pointed Florentine Cutaway. The Larrivee L-Body draws from classical guitar proportions, and delivers a full, rich and evenly balanced tone with plenty of volume and projection.

Used

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Larrivee L-05 Spruce and Mahogany Natural, 1994

On April 5, 2023 /

The Larrivee L-05 uses the popular L-body design and pairs Sitka Spruce with Mahogany providing a rich, even blend of tonal response with plenty of sparkle, volume and projection. This natural-finish example dates to 1994 and was built at Jean Larrivee’s shop in Victoria, British Columbia.

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Belanger Celtic Bouzouki Natural, 2007

On March 21, 2023 /

This Ron Belanger Celtic Bouzouki was built during 2007 in Orillia, Ontario and is in overall good condition with a great sound. Pairing a Sitka Spruce top with Mahogany for the body and neck, this lovely piece uses Ebony for the head plate, bridge, and fingerboard. The rosette is a nicely contrasting section of Spalted Maple.

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Paquet Esperanto 18 Cedar Top Archtop Guitar, 2018

On March 13, 2023 /

Built in Montreal, the Paquet Esperanto 18 Archtop guitar is a full size model with hand carved top and back, large soundholes in the upper bouts and a Kent Armstrong pickup. This example was built during 2018 at Paquet’s shop in a suburb of Montreal. It is in very good condition, with one small finish chip to the back of the neck.

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Made In Canada

Larrivee L-11 Steel String Guitar Natural, 1978

Bruce West Brazilian Rosewood Classical Guitar, 1980

Larrivee C-09 Florentine Cutaway Steel String, 1994

Larrivee L-05 Spruce and Mahogany Natural, 1994

Belanger Celtic Bouzouki Natural, 2007

Paquet Esperanto 18 Cedar Top Archtop Guitar, 2018

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