What are the chances of two of them showing up in the shop at the same time? With a fret level and bridge planing they both turned into quite playable guitars. These guitars were likely made in Japan in the '60s by either Guyatone or Teisco and were made to stand the test of time.
Here is Ryan Allen, local musician (the Speakeasies, the Minatures) and studio owner with not one, but two vintage Kent guitars. You can see Chris every Sunday afternoon at the Boathouse in Kitchener, ON playing sweet, sweet blues with Miss Angel. His guitar, on the right sat unused in the closet for the past several years until we got it back in working condition.
Two Godins in one week? Here is local blues legend Chris Latta with not one, but two Godin electrics. The only problem is that the cover plate is purely cosmetic! There is nothing underneath it, the manufacturer was simply cashing in on the all-things-dobro craze. Dobros were quite popular in the '30s so this manufacturer decided to copy the look. Here is Andy Miller with a 30's era mandolin with a "dobro" cover plate. He is smiling because a) he just bought an awesome guitar and b) he just received his first photography assignment from the New York Times! He will be shooting the Roncesvalles neighbourhood in Toronto for the Sunday Times Travel section. Here is Ian Willms with a Recording King guitar he just bought at Bob's Guitar Service. Ben is best known as the hardest-working hurdy gurdy player in North America as his music is heard on movie soundtracks around the world! Here is Ben Grossman from Guelph with a very rare Egmond guitar made in Holland that he just bought from Bob's. Sounds like a song, eh? Richard is the long-serving conservator of the Waterloo Region Museum and a secret blues slide player! After some intense research this guitar was dated to be manufactured in the Summer of 1954. This is Richard Fuller with a rare Harmony guitar that he brought in for repair. Here is Scott MacQueen holding his newly repaired guitar after running over it with his skateboard! You can see Alysha performing her songs at the Little Bean Cafe in Kitchener and performing jazz standards in Toronto at the Reservoir Lounge. Another local repairman had unfortunately rendered it unplayable, but we here at Bob's were able to bring it back. This is Alysha Brillinger with her "saved" guitar.
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