Frank (François) Gay. Strg stment builr, guarist, lutenist, poser, b Marcel, north of Saskatoon, of French parents, 23 Apr 1920....
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GAY GUARS
Gay Guars were built Edmonton by Frank Gay, a proment mician and builr. His guars were played by a number of micians cludg Johnny Cash * frank gay guitars for sale *
Frank Gay (1920-82) was an acplished Canadian performer and luthier, whose most renowned work was a seri of highly ornamented (some have said "ro") steel-strg guars built the 50s and 60s for Amerin untry ins like Johnny Cash, Carl Smh, Webb Pierce (he had two), Faron Young and Hank Snow among others.
Gay's I've seen. Gay was renowned as a classil guarist and I wonr if the neck nstctn might be the classil/flamen tradn rather than the faiar dovetail jot?
Gay's fe tail workmanship is not que the class of Collgs, Santa Cz, Bourgeois, etc., but sound, historil nnectn, sign and exuberant ornamentatn are the sellg featur here. Gay Guars were built Edmonton by Frank Gay, a proment mician and builr. The followg text is om the Canadian Mm of History sectn on the makg of Mil Instments Canada, rpect to Gay Guars:.
GAY GUARS
Gay Guars - posted Guar Q & A: Instments prevly built Edmonton (Alberta), Canada between cir early-to-mid 1950s to the mid 1970s. Luthier Frank Gay mataed his guar buildg and repair servic for more than two s Edmonton. A formidable jazz and classil guarist, his flattop atics were the most regnizable stment - and oddly enough, his biggt endorsers were untry wtern artists (one notable player was Webb Pierce). Gay guars are re... * frank gay guitars for sale *
“Frank Gay. Born Saskatchewan 1920 to French-speakg parents, Frank Gay was a guarist and lutenist as well as a poser and luthier.
Gay also built folk and Renaissance guars, lut, mandols and banjos. Frank Gay is regnized as an novative artisan and a major figure the history of Canadian strged-stment makg.
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It's not every day that we see stments om a builr mentned by the Canadian Mm of History - here, a Frank Gay 8-Course Renaissance style lute. * frank gay guitars for sale *
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Frank Gay Classil Guars.
❌SOLD❌ FRANK GAY 8 COURSE RENAISSANCE STYLE LUTE, 1971
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FRANK GAY HAND MA ATIC 70'S WH SE
Luthier Frank Gay mataed his guar buildg and repair servic for more than two s Edmonton. Gay guars are regnized by the exaggerated checkerboard rosette lays, six on a si headstocks, and the ocsnal heart-shaped soundhole, (Source: Teis Del Rey, Guar Player Magaze). ❌SOLD❌ Frank Gay 8 Course Renaissance Style Lute, 1971.
This Frank Gay 8-Course Renaissance Style lute was built at the Gay Guars shop Edmonton, Alberta durg 1971. Frank Gay was a proment player and teacher Edmonton, and clearly also a highly skilled luthier. Brand: Gay Guars Instment Categori: Antique and Romantic, Guars, Other, SOLD.
FRANK GAY
It’s not every day that we see stments om a builr mentned by the Canadian Mm of History – here, a Frank Gay 8-Course Renaissance style etted lute. As mentned, Frank Gay provid guars to a number of top Country artists, and many of those artists were also patrons of Nudie Cohn, of Nudie’s Roo Tailors.
This meant that ratn was probably gog to be requted, and olr vios of artists wh Gay Guars often show elaborate signs. Read moreabout the ndn Decent soundg and playg Frank Gay flat top, date unknown but likely 70's. Frank Gay was an Edmonton builr active om the 50's to the early 80's.
Frank (François) Gay.