Canada's National Guitar

check this article out: http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/Oct/Tales_from_the_Six_String_Nation.aspx

I saw (and played) this guitar last year at a Hockey Tournament in Toronto for musicians/artists (how oh-so-Canadian of me)... very cool to see that it's getting some love in the mainstream U.S. guitar media.

as a proud Canadian myself, the idea behind this axe is captivating... and the fact that Jowi Taylor, its builder, managed to collect all of these pieces is amazing.

this guitar is built from a collection of 63 pieces of Canadian history and heritage... including pieces of famous ice hockey sticks, parts of the Parliament buildings, former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's canoe paddle, Native artifacts, and a piece of the oldest rock in the world, just to name a few.

if you're lucky enough to be at (or near) and event where Jowi is showing this guitar, do yourself a favour and go have a strum. even if you're not officially Canadian, I promise it'll make you want to watch some ice hockey and hug a Mountie...