Hard Times Musical Instrument Company

Hard Times Musical Instrument Company Dedicated to the Instruments and joyous, pure, music from a time not so long ago. Hand crafted Instruments of by-gone days

OMG 😲 Christmas came early for me and I must have been a very good boy! I have been gifted with an entire Luthier's wor...
05/15/2026

OMG 😲 Christmas came early for me and I must have been a very good boy! I have been gifted with an entire Luthier's workshop and all his wood, tooling, materials and treasures. Boxes full of bone nuts, beautiful bridges and materials. A trailer full of raw logs of apple wood, cherry wood, walnut, maple. Finished panels for guitar tops and backs. Homemade clamps and molds. I'm on cloud nine and suddenly my new shop is too small...LOL

12/24/2023

Merry Christmas to all my friends and family, hope and joy to all

Just a little final string height adjustment to finish off this Ukulele build. Nice Padron box. Maple, Purple Heart and ...
03/15/2023

Just a little final string height adjustment to finish off this Ukulele build. Nice Padron box. Maple, Purple Heart and Narre wood neck. Cabinet hinge tailpiece. 15 inch action, added a piezo just for fun. The black nylon strings are a nice accent.

It's been a while since I posted anything. Too much stuff going on but finally getting back into the shop. Just finishe...
02/23/2023

It's been a while since I posted anything. Too much stuff going on but finally getting back into the shop. Just finished this custom instrument for a friend. He provided a nice old box from 1928. The neck is Nara wood with a Sapele and Maple fretboard. The gold frets are rich looking and I love the cat on the moon decoration on the head. Just put the strings on this morning so after a few days under tension I will reset the intonation.

03/07/2022

Kaleb and Grampa getting in the groove together for the first time. I laugh every time I hear his little open chord finish the riff perfectly!

Just putting the final touches on this instrument for my friend Michael. This build has been a long project but worth th...
12/11/2021

Just putting the final touches on this instrument for my friend Michael. This build has been a long project but worth the wait.

It's been a while since I posted anything, mostly due to enjoying the summer rather than being closed up in my little sh...
11/14/2021

It's been a while since I posted anything, mostly due to enjoying the summer rather than being closed up in my little shop. But now I'm back exploring some new ideas. I am doing a special build for a friend right now who owns a few of my creations. I have finally got the head and tail piece roughed out.

It has been awhile since I posted anything, so I thought I would update everyone on what has been happening. My shop wa...
12/13/2020

It has been awhile since I posted anything, so I thought I would update everyone on what has been happening.
My shop was becoming so disorganized and hard to keep a good work flow, that it had started to effect my creative flow too. So the only way to get back on track was to revamp my work space and start fresh. My shop is too small as it is so the process has been slow, trying to stuff a woodshop and Luthier's passion in a 10x10 space. I'm about half way through now and it is already feeling more inviting. Won't be long now, soon the chips will fly again! See you soon..

Address

745 Nancy Greene Drive
Campbell River, BC
V9W2A5

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

778-420-3105

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