Grit Laskin

William "Grit" Laskin is a Canadian luthier and musician, particularly notable for his high-quality instruments, acoustic guitar innovations and for his skill in the art of inlay.--Wikipedia.

Eric Clapton and Blackie

A lot of great sounds came out of this guitar!

Peggy White Guitars

Final sanded, wash coat on and ready for filling! Heading to the Artisan Guitar Show, April 7-9, then on to Dream Guitars!@dream_guitars_nc.  Be certain I will be keeping an eye on this guitar!! 

Willie Nelson and Trigger

I never get tired of posting Willie on the Blog.  Willie and Trigger never get old!!

Chuck Berry

Another Rock & Roll great down.  Where would the music be without Chuck.  Gone but never forgotten!!

L-10FM A.Y. Jackson

Built for the McMichael Canadian Art Collection 50th Anniversary "The Group of Seven Guitar Project."  Who is the Luthier?  Jean Larrivee of course!!

James, Rick and James

Three guys who had a huge influence on early Rock & Roll, but somehow didn't get the credit, nor the recognition they deserved.  James Burton has backed more big names than I can list--check him out on Google.  And how about that Rickenbaker acoustic?  Not too many of those around!!

Dwight Yoakam

How can you go wrong with a hat like that!  And a J-200 in Johnny Cash black!!

Larrivee LV-10 Robin Hood

Check out the headstock and the inlay on this gem.  For a closer look you can visit Larrivee Guitars web site--but be warned.  There is a lot of beauty there so be prepared to spend some time.

Everly Brothers J-200s

Given the opportunity--would you choose one of these J-200s, or... the Bob Dylan J-200?

Guitar Art

Sometimes you don't even need to play your guitar to get music!!

Gibson J-35

Yes--I do have a thing about Gibson guitars.  To me, the J-200 is the ultimate.  Elvis, Emmylou, Buddy Holly and the Everlys.  Everybody looks like somebody with a J-200 on stage.  The J-35 is an excellent place to start a relationship with Gibson guitars.  Take care of it, and it will be proudly played by your great grandchildren.

Bob Dylan SJ-200

The SJ-200 Player's Edition is a high-performance model based on Bob Dylan's personal guitar. This model is constructed with Adirondack red spruce and hand-selected AAA flamed maple. The headstock features the artist's eye logo with a Bella Voce mother-of-pearl inlay on the fret board. Double pick guards feature an engraved design, with mother-of-pearl dot inlay. This vintage-style model comes equipped with an LR Bagg™ Anthem pickup.  I got to play one of these today--it is extra cool.  And it sounds great in spite of the large double pick guards!!

Johnny Winter's Last Bird

This could very well be Johnny Winter's last Gibson Firebird.  I purchased Johnny's last CD expressly to get the Johnny Winter guitar pick that came with it.  The CD (Step Back) was superb.  You get your moneys worth with "Unchain My Heart", and the rest of the CD is free--and that includes the Johnny Winter guitar pick!!

Xaver Guitars

If you have been tuning into this Blog, then you have seen this guitar.  This Xaver Grand Concert has been around--I have played it myself whenever I get the opportunity.  Xaver Guitars rule!!

Christina Kobler--Strings On

Here it is folks!!  You can almost hear the sound from this great photo!

Christina Kobler

that moment... when you finally can hear hours and hours of work...