The Guelph Guitar Project; a musical legacy
Making History Sing – The Guelph Guitar Project
March 18, 2009 – The historical Bookshelf & Ebar, Guelph, ON. I was there. I played it. This is such an inspiration. Great guitar Doug. I chose to be part of this historical musical legacy.
Story:
Doug Larson crafted the guitar from a variety of materials to represent area history, and similar to the Six String Nation guitar that was built by Nova Scotia luthier George Rizsanyi from 60 pieces of Canadiana ranging from Pierre Trudeau’s canoe paddle to Lucy Maud Montgomery’s house.
Start with chunks of wood salvaged from windfall trees. Add a tiny fish fossil, pieces of stone, shells of turtles and mussels, and bits of ivory and ancient cedar and what have you got? It’s a made-in-Guelph guitar, one that its maker hopes will play music and tell tales.
Next Event: April 23, 09 at The CornerStone Café in Guelph, ON. See you all there.
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