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Introduction - Guitar Makers in Canada
Canadian craftsmen of acoustic guitars include Richard Berg, Geza Burkhardt, Sergei de Jong, Michael Dunn, Frank Gay, Louis Gosselin, Oscar Graff, George Gray, Chris Griffiths, Neil Herbert, Gordon Judd, Jean-Claude Larrivée, Grit Laskin, Charles-Lévis Laterreur, Patt Lister, Linda Manzer, Fritz Muller, Kolya Panhuysen, Daryl Perry, Mikhail Robert, Edward Rusnac, Daniel Stickel, René Wilhelmy, Daryl Williams, and David Wren. The largest Canadian manufacturer was Guitabec, formerly Norman Guitars Inc, founded in 1972 in La Patrie, Que, by Normand Boucher. Its annual production reached 6,000 instruments by 1972. Unisonic Inc, another firm in La Patrie, produced the Kamouraska model. The Larrivée factory in Vancouver produced both production line and customized electric, acoustic, and classical guitars. Chris Griffiths received a Manning Award of Distinction in 2003 for his innovative bracing system. |
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