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james goodall
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James Goodall approaches guitar making in the way he approaches most things in his life -- with perfectionism, intensity, resourcefulness, persistence, and vision. At one time, he set out creating and building modern symphony flutes. He wasn't content to build fine instruments though. He had to raise the state of the art in the process, working out his ideas to improve the various mechanisms involved. He has also built and plays Baroque oboes, recorders, English horns, dulcimers, hammered dulcimers, mandolas, as well as other instruments of his own invention.
"When I have a desire to do something," he says, "I'll go down to the library and read everything I can about it, and then I'll teach myself how to do it. I think sometimes my drive for perfectionism is a curse, though, because I tend to notice too much detail, and yet, I have to be that way to produce the product I make. It's just so exacting." Fortunately for us guitar pickers, James Goodall has settled on applying his gifts to guitar making.
In addition to his mechanical, woodworking, design, and business talents, James is also an accomplished artist. In fact, in 1972, he traded one of his
seascape paintings for the wood he needed to build his first guitar-a curly maple Jumbo replete with fancy Mexican mother of pearl inlay. His local resource for his first instrument was a small shop in Lemon Grove, CA called American Dream Guitar, an enterprise that would subsequently be acquired by a pair of its employees, Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug, who renamed it Taylor Guitars ...
"When I have a desire to do something," he says, "I'll go down to the library and read everything I can about it, and then I'll teach myself how to do it. I think sometimes my drive for perfectionism is a curse, though, because I tend to notice too much detail, and yet, I have to be that way to produce the product I make. It's just so exacting." Fortunately for us guitar pickers, James Goodall has settled on applying his gifts to guitar making.
In addition to his mechanical, woodworking, design, and business talents, James is also an accomplished artist. In fact, in 1972, he traded one of his
seascape paintings for the wood he needed to build his first guitar-a curly maple Jumbo replete with fancy Mexican mother of pearl inlay. His local resource for his first instrument was a small shop in Lemon Grove, CA called American Dream Guitar, an enterprise that would subsequently be acquired by a pair of its employees, Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug, who renamed it Taylor Guitars ...
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Construction:Bolt-on
Body:Arch Top, Basswood
Neck:Maple
Fingerboard:Rosewood
Frets:22F
Pickups:H-H
Pickguard:BK
Controls:2V/2T, 3 Way Switch
Hardware:Gold, Die-cast
Finish:Hi-Gloss
Color:Silver
Specification:
Construction:Bolt-on
Body:Arch Top, Basswood
Neck:Maple
Fingerboard:Rosewood
Frets:22F
Pickups:H-H
Pickguard:BK
Controls:2V/2T, 3 Way Switch
Hardware:Gold, Die-cast
Finish:Hi-Gloss
Color:Silver
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For over fiteen years now, Sylvain Courcelles has been practicing the art of guitar building, and he has also been playing guitar for almost 30 years.
He received formal classical guitar training at the University of Montreal, where he earned a Baccalaureate of Music degree. In his workshop in the north of Montreal, Sylvain individually conceives each instrument individually, but only after much discussion with the player who will ultimately be making music on the instrument.
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To know more about this luthier, you are invited to enter his universe.
Enjoy your visit.
Sylvain Courcelles oeuvre dans le domaine de la lutherie depuis plus de quinze ans, et depuis près de trente ans comme instrumentiste.
Il a acquis une formation en guitare classique à l'Université de Montréal où il a obtenu un baccalauréat. Aujourd'hui, dans son atelier au nord de Montréal, il conçoit chacun de ses instruments dans les règles de l'art, après une longue discussion avec les musiciens qui les feront vibrer !
Sa clientèle vient de tous les styles Jazz, Rock, Classique... et autant d' Amérique du Nord que d'Europe.
Il compte parmis sa clientèle des artistes tel que, Térez Montcalm, Michael Gauthier, Greg Clayton, David Gauthier, Guy Boisvert , Éric Auclair, Michel Morissette, Zachary Richard, Steve Dumas, Les trois Accords, Simple Plan, Jocelyn Tellier, Martin Roy, Charles Dubé, Michel Pépin, Alain Auger, Donald Meunier, Sylvain Quesnel, Hugo Perreault, Andrew Cowan, Guy Kaye, Carl Bastien, Luc Sicard, Yves Marchand, Stéphane Carreau, Pat Loiselle, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Martin Léon, Colin Perry, Charles Papasoff, Catherine Durand, Joseph Marchand.
Pour en savoir plus sur le travail de ce luthier passionné de guitare, je vous invite à entrer dans son univers...
Bonne visite !
He received formal classical guitar training at the University of Montreal, where he earned a Baccalaureate of Music degree. In his workshop in the north of Montreal, Sylvain individually conceives each instrument individually, but only after much discussion with the player who will ultimately be making music on the instrument.
His customers are involved in all styles of music: Jazz, rock, classical. Clients are from Europe as well as from North America.
Amongst his clientele he includes artists such as, Térez Montcalm, Michael Gauthier, Greg Clayton, David Gauthier, Guy Boisvert , Éric Auclair, Michel Morissette, Zachary Richard, Steve Dumas, Les trois Accords, Simple Plan, Jocelyn Tellier, Martin Roy, Charles Dubé, Michel Pépin, Alain Auger, Donald Meunier, Sylvain Quesnel, Hugo Perreault, Andrew Cowan, Guy Kaye, Carl Bastien, Luc Sicard, Yves Marchand, Stéphane Carreau, Pat Loiselle, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Martin Léon, Colin Perry, Charles Papasoff, Catherine Durand, Joseph Marchand.
To know more about this luthier, you are invited to enter his universe.
Enjoy your visit.
Sylvain Courcelles oeuvre dans le domaine de la lutherie depuis plus de quinze ans, et depuis près de trente ans comme instrumentiste.
Il a acquis une formation en guitare classique à l'Université de Montréal où il a obtenu un baccalauréat. Aujourd'hui, dans son atelier au nord de Montréal, il conçoit chacun de ses instruments dans les règles de l'art, après une longue discussion avec les musiciens qui les feront vibrer !
Sa clientèle vient de tous les styles Jazz, Rock, Classique... et autant d' Amérique du Nord que d'Europe.
Il compte parmis sa clientèle des artistes tel que, Térez Montcalm, Michael Gauthier, Greg Clayton, David Gauthier, Guy Boisvert , Éric Auclair, Michel Morissette, Zachary Richard, Steve Dumas, Les trois Accords, Simple Plan, Jocelyn Tellier, Martin Roy, Charles Dubé, Michel Pépin, Alain Auger, Donald Meunier, Sylvain Quesnel, Hugo Perreault, Andrew Cowan, Guy Kaye, Carl Bastien, Luc Sicard, Yves Marchand, Stéphane Carreau, Pat Loiselle, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Martin Léon, Colin Perry, Charles Papasoff, Catherine Durand, Joseph Marchand.
Pour en savoir plus sur le travail de ce luthier passionné de guitare, je vous invite à entrer dans son univers...
Bonne visite !
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