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  1. Electric Guitar
    Hey guys, so I've got a AV II 1961 Strat and there were some notable issues with mine, and I've heard this is pretty common throughout the whole series. I'm creating this thread for us to document the issues and discuss the ways we've fixed them, functionally and aesthetically. They look amazing...
  2. Electric Guitar
    I just bought a haze relic strat guitar for 30$ off Kijiji. If I want to straighten the neck and do some fret work on it, how would I do that? I have a slotted straight edge but it won’t work because it’s scalloped. Any suggestions?
  3. Sold Items
    Halcyon Grand Auditorium Cutaway with a Lutz spruce top and amazing figured walnut back, sides and headstock plate. Built by Ed Bond in lovely Vancouver, BC. The body blocks and neck are mahogany, with ebony for the fingerboard and bridge. It has a Schatten HFN Pickup installed, with volume and...
    $1,800 CAD
  4. Acoustic Guitar
    Hey guys, so I’m new here but I want to apprentice as a luthier and I live in the Edmonton area. I would like to find an apprenticeship near there but I’m really serious about this and wouldn’t mind re-locating either. Thanks in advance for any suggestions or tips on how to get started in this...
  5. Acoustic Guitars
    I am looking for a GOULD acoustic guitar ,6 string. I had this Gould model years ago, made in Quebec. I am trying to find it, cherry back finish, anyone know of it let me know. Thx
  6. Acoustic Guitar
    Hello. I live in Vernon BC and I am blessed to know 5 world class builders in my area that sell very high quality hand crafted instruments from $2500 to $10,000. I also know another 5 talented builders around Vancouver area, and have researched more talented luthiers in Ontario and Quebec...
  7. Guitar Building/Mods/Repair
    Aaron joined us in the shop for 12 days and built himself a Jumbo guitar Heres a video of his time in the shop!
  8. New Member Introductions
    Hey Hey! I have a couple friends here who talk about it all the time. Also this weekend a member posted a shot of a couple of my guitars at the Edmonton Guitar Show...Thank you! I am going to familiarize my self and hopefully create some great contacts! Cheers!
  9. Guitar Building/Mods/Repair
    Sota Mori Guitars Qualicum Beach: 2 hours 12 minutes from Victoria, BC (burp)
  10. Guitar Building/Mods/Repair
    Jim Spent 10 days in my shop learning to build a guitar! He also wrote a blog about it HERE Here's a photo summary of some of the processes
  11. Guitar, Amp and Gear Shows in Canada
    Welcome to Okanagan Guitar Show Hi everyone - just heard of this event coming up in Peachland BC April 7th 2018 Cheers, Jim
  12. Guitar Building/Mods/Repair
    Friend showed me a link on Kijiji, I guess Conestoga College offers a course (lvl1 and lvl2) for guitars... repairing, modifying, setup, etc... which I was eager to take until I saw the cost. I've taken a lot of part time courses, in addition to going to school twice... and usually the part...
  13. Electric Guitar
    Hi folks, I recently moved to Ottawa and I'm looking for a luthier to have my guitars nicely set up as I'm getting frustrated with the service quality I get from the local L&M. Anyone knows a good one to recommend?
  14. Guitar Building/Mods/Repair
    Hello everyone, My name is James Naro and I have just started a shop in Toronto ON. I Just moved to a new location where I can start showing some people how to build a guitar. I am charging $999 to build a Telecaster, Les Paul, Stratocaster or a (PRS) Paul Reed Smith style guitar. I supply...
  15. Electric Guitar
    Hello everyone, My name is James Naro and I have just started a shop in Toronto ON. I Just moved to a new location where I can start showing some people how to build a guitar. I am charging $999 to build a Telecaster, Les Paul, Stratocaster or a (PRS) Paul Reed Smith style guitar. I supply all...
  16. Guitar Building/Mods/Repair
    Hi all, I'm starting a new guitar build. This time it's based on the Flying V... more specifically, the shape is that of the ESP James Hetfield signature Vulture model. Here are some starting specs: body: mahogany top: bookmatched walnut with sapwood in the middle neck: laminated sucupira /...
  17. Guitar Building/Mods/Repair
    Hi all, I'm starting a new custom Telecaster build. This guitar is for Blair (tomsy49) who's a member of this community. Here are some of the specs and photos of the woods that I'll use. Specs: body: three-piece African mahogany, expected thickness is a bit less than 1.5" top: book-matched...
  18. Guitar Building/Mods/Repair
    Hi guys, Thought i'd share an interesting project I just finished. This started with: I made this myself. It's a digitizing probe, that goes into my CNC. Then, I scanned an existing template: That gave this result on my CAD software: Then, after some time doing the 3D model and CNC...
  19. Guitar Building/Mods/Repair
    I just published my latest video. I glue the walnut top of my Gibson Explorer-like body to the mahogany bottom using a home-made press machine.
  20. Guitar Building/Mods/Repair
    Man, that's a loaded title! In this video, I make a jig to join two pieces of walnut that will become the top of a Gibson Explorer-like guitar.
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