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.
Tag: vintage guitar
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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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Buying Remotely… and Taking Some of the Guesswork Out of It
1This is a fairly pretty looking pre-war mandolin… but looks can be deceiving. It actually has suffered a common ailment for Kalamazoo instruments. They were experimenting with how thin you can make the parts of an instrument and get away with it as the thin attribute would produce lighter instruments that would sound better andContinue reading