Greenfield Guitars

Each Greenfield Guitar is crafted and constructed by me, Michael Greenfield, in my Montreal shop. I do not build ‘standard’ or ‘deluxe’ instruments at different price ranges. Every guitar I put my name on, is the very best one I can build. They incorporate many of the latest techniques and design features while still being handcrafted in the time honored tradition of the master guitarmakers of generations past. It is my philosophy that a truly superior instrument is the result of not only choice woods and careful construction but a clear vision of the desired result and a consistency of skills and techniques throughout…When I describe my instruments as being 'handcrafted', I mean this whereby the process of building non-cookie-cutter, individually tailored instruments, demands and emphasizes the skillful use of simple hand tools, in a more traditional sense. Braces are shaped and plates voiced using knives, gouges and chisels. Fingerboards are leveled with hand planes. Necks are individually carved using draw knives, spoke shaves, rasps, files, scrapers and lots of hand sanding. Archtop plates are carved and graduated using palm and then finger planes, etc. While these methods take longer, I chose to limit my yearly production and concentrate on making each instrument the best one I am capable of.I assemble my instruments with hot, animal hide glue. This natural glue has been used for centuries by makers of the finest musical instruments, for its superior acoustic properties and resistance to "creep".This old world approach takes time…lots of time. Because of this, the number of instruments I craft each year is limited to 12 guitars.Please visit my web site www.greenfieldguitars.com for more info and a list of the wonderful agents who represent my work.