Because of the Hensel necks and the “Reliance” and “Artist” branding one can assume these guitars were products of R S Williams and Sons in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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S. S. Stewart Guitars… Born of a Banjeau Maker
0Samuel Swain Stewart was a banjo maker… or perhaps more properly a “Banjeau” craftsman.
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Revisiting R S Williams, They Sold Other Company’s Products Too…
2they also sold instruments made by other companies which is what I want to get into today, the other manufacturers of “R S Williams” guitars.
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The Gibson That Spoke to Me From Afar…
0I have often said that I feel honoured to have the privilege to play many of the instruments I own…
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A Couple of Canadian Guitar Oddities…
4As you may have noticed by now while scanning through the site, that I have a particular interest in old guitars that were built for, or much better, made by a Canadian company.
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Poor Man’s “Kamikaze” Guitar Neck Repair #1
0So, it’s very common, very-very common to run into cheap or lesser value at least guitars that require a neck reset. Spending the money required to hire a luthier may not be in the cards… so, what do you do? There are a couple of different methods of “kamikaze” neck angle repair, where you eitherContinue reading
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Whaley, Royce & Co. “Canada’s Greatest Music House” and Owners of the Hamilton Guitar Trade Mark…
2Whaley, Royce and Co. made and sold musical instuments in Toronto, Canada