They say that “Great minds think alike” and we just might be witnesses to the meeting of our time’s great guitar minds.
I have written a number of times about Dagmar Custom Guitars of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.These guitars are the brainchildren of luthier Pete Swanson whose revolutionary curve-sided guitars have sparked a lot of interest in the [...]
Earlier this week I took some time to head out on the road with Pete Swanson of Dagmar Custom Guitars. Pete was off to Folkway Music in Guelph, Ontario (http://www.folkwaymusic.com/) to show his guitars to Mark Stutman. Mark is recognized as an expert on guitars and as expected he had some great advice for Pete.
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You certainly cannot call Pete Swanson lazy. Having just finished Eve, he is now creating Vicky! Of course, we are talking about Dagmar Custom Guitars.
The coolest part about Vicky for us is that we can watch her being built. Pete has put up a blog to track the process of creating this unique guitar. Take [...]
My Guitarist’s Wish List contains inexpensive gifts that are sure to be cherished. However, we guitarists are not always price conscious, especially when it comes to new instruments. So for those of you looking for something more exotic, may I present the newest member of the Dagmar line: Eve.
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A new CD by Laurence Juber, plus a new songbook and DVD. Then there’s the film about Dagmar guitars.