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Sunday, 17 March 2019

The Guitar Project

Harmony Archtop
Harmony Archtop

I must have played hundreds of guitars over the years. It is hard for me to just pass by a guitar shop without stopping in. The Mill Wheel (now long gone) was the first store I frequented. Every time I was downtown Toronto, I would pop in, pick up something and play. One of those guitars has haunted me ever since. It was an old beat up Gibson, probably a J45 made in the 1950’s, but I don’t know that for sure. It had obviously been well loved. It felt and sounded like no other guitar I have played before or since. In 1979 I didn’t have a budget for even a cheap guitar let alone a vintage one. I wanted it bad. After clearly falling in love with this worn piece of wood, I slowly turned the price tag around. It was $3,000.00. I gently put the coveted guitar back, slipped out of the store and into a deep funk.

The guitar I owned at the time was from Sears. It was so terrible I could barely play it and needed vice grips to tune it. Frustrated after trying to jam with a friend from school, I finally decided to get a playable guitar. I bought a cheap Yamaha acoustic. It is now as worn as that old Gibson but still sounds great. I play it often to this day.

Moving forward 40 years, I have a nice growing collection of new and old guitars. I play everyday I can.

Gretsch Steel Guitar
Gretsch Steel Guitar
Harmonica and Guitar
Harmonica and Guitar
Larrivée Guitar
Larrivée Guitar
Gibson Les Paul
Gibson Les Paul
Fender Stratocaster
Fender Stratocaster
Yamaha Acoustic Guitar
Yamaha Acoustic Guitar

My love affair with the guitar continues as a player, owner and photographer.

Here are a few guitars from my most recent photo shoot:

Fender Telecaster
Fender Telecaster
Guild Acoustic Guitar
Guild Acoustic Guitar
Bourgeois Guitar
Bourgeois Guitar

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