Ziricote

Josh House 000 Mahogany Steel String Natural, 2019

On February 5, 2021 /

Here we have a lovely Josh House 000 model built in May of 2019 with Mahogany for the top, sides, back and neck, and Ziricote for the bridge, head plate and fingerboard. This Josh House 000 is a very well built guitar with a simple appearance. The body and neck are Mahogany with Spruce bracing for the top and back. The top uses solid linings, the back linings are reverse-kerfed and it’s very cleanly built inside. On the inside of the top, to the bass side of the fingerboard tag, there’s a hand-written note “Built by Josh House May 2019”.

Used

Price: $3,500.00 CAD

Evan Kingma Flamenco Guitar, Kauri 2018

On January 14, 2021 /

This is a very special Evan Kingma flamenco guitar, with the sides and back from ancient Kauri wood sourced from New Zealand, and by Ancient, we mean thirty to fifty thousand years old. This guitar is numbered as 10, and named ‘Pink Mosque 3’. Evan Kingma is an up and coming Canadian luthier, from a small town in the Niagara Peninsula, but now studying and working full time in Spain with Master Luthier Stephen Hill. In addition to building, he also helps teach at The European Institute of Guitar Making in Granada.

Used

Price: $3,950.00 CAD

❌SOLD❌ Bourgeois JOMC Jumbo OM Cutaway Steel String Guitar NOS, 2015

On May 14, 2020 /

Here is a new, old stock Bourgeois JOMC Jumbo OM Cutaway, built during 2015 with a German Spruce top and Indian Rosewood back and sides. The neck is Mahogany, with Ebony for the fingerboard and bridge; the headplate is highly figured and likely Madagascar Rosewood. The inlays are Mother of Pearl, and the tuners are by Grover.

New

Price: $4,999.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Bruce Haines Classical Guitar, Ziricote 2019

On January 29, 2020 /

After our brief break, we’ll start off with a new Bruce Haines classical guitar, using an AAA grade Englemann Spruce top and a lovely Ziricote set for the back and sides. This lovely Bruce Haines classical guitar is built in the traditional Spanish style. The sides and neck integrated via the ‘slipper heel’. With this method, the sides slot into the the heel for unified construction and greater transmission of vibration. The top is AAA grade Engelmann Spruce. The neck and solid, non-kerfed linings are Honduran Mahogany. The body bindings are Ebony with Alaskan Cedar purflings.

New

Price: $3,250.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Bourgeois Vintage D Adirondack Top, 2015

On June 11, 2019 /

Here we’re treated to a Bourgeois Vintage D, dating to May 19 2015 and featuring an Adirondack Spruce top paired with Indian Rosewood for the sides and back. The neck is Mahogany, with a Ziricote head plate, and Ebony is used for the bridge and bound fingerboard. Mother of Pearl is used for the Bourgeois headstock inlay and the snowflake position marker sets. The top is enclosed in an old-style Herringbone inlay, and the back has a ‘Zipper’ center strip. Open gear, nickel plated Waverly tuners – made in Bozeman, Montana, not far from the Gibson Acoustic shop – are at the head.

Used

Price: $3,800.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

Discontinued and Sold Out! Kala Concert Ukulele Ziricote KA-ZCT-C

On June 11, 2019 /

The Kala Concert Ukulele Ziricote line features a rich, dark, chocolate brown wood accentuated by a honey blonde Sapwood in the middle and along the sides, finished in a high-gloss to make the details pop. On these instruments, solid Ziricote is used for the top, back and sides, with Mahogany for the neck and body blocks. The fingerboard and bridge are Walnut. Sealed tuners with black buttons are at the head. Aquila Nylgut strings are used, and tie on in the same manner as on a Classical or Flamenco guitar. The nut and saddle are Tusq.

New

Price: $314.00 CAD

This instrument has sold