Muskoka Guitars

11/23/2025

03/25/2025

What they call radical, is really just common sense.

03/07/2025

Still true thoughout the heating system .Dry guitars can show the lack of humidity with changing neck relief , loosened braces cracks , lifting bridges etc . Lack of humidity followed by the humid summer has a cumulative effect as it expands and contracts the instrument working the actual material to hard and flexing the glue joints.

Guitars, harps, mandolins, bouzoukis, ukuleles, dulcimers and banjos handcrafted and repaired in Muskoka, Ontario by luthier David Cureton.

12/03/2024

Heres a nice little partial restoration on this turn of the century no name doodlebug mandolin. Astonishingly it came with a mostly intact case that needed some work. So i riveted on some leather hinges and made a handle and strap in the style of the original. Offcuts from some saddlebags made by Brian's Shoe Repair inBracebridge . Thx Brian !
When mandolin arrived it had an awful hodgepodge of canaballized tuners. . The head stock mayhave been modified at some point in its like as it was quite small and the holes side to side were out of balance by several millimetres .
I plugged the offending holes with matching rosewood ( helps to be a Merry wood hog) and with a bit of judicious grinding fit a set of medium priced Golden age tuners. A fret dressing , new nut and saddle and a set up and she was good to go with vastly improved action and volume.

06/20/2024

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05/20/2024

An awesome spot on highway 45

04/18/2024

Swing into spring! Music Jam at the Ryde Community Co-op Inc. Come play, sing or just hang out in the crowd and tap your toes. Depending on the weather, we can play indoors or out. Let's see!

Come on down to 1624 Barkway Road, beside the firehall. From 12 to 4pm.

Free Refreshments and light lunch.

Hey, why not join the Co-op? Membership with the Ryde Co-op is super affordable with lots of benefits for everyone. Super fun events and goodies for the kids, free programs and services for the kids! $15 for you or $30 for the whole family. Join now online, it's easy ... https://www.rydecoop.ca/membership/membership

Come have some fun. Fun is good!

01/15/2024