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The guitar has wood from Pierre Trudeau's canoe paddle, the ski of Olympic champion Nancy Greene, Wayne Gretzky's hockey stick and Paul Henderson's hockey stick used in the 1972 Russia-Canada series. Gold from the ring Maurice (Rocket) Richard commissioned after winning the Stanley Cup decorates a fret, a piece of the lighthouse that signalled the Titanic holds the strap, and more.
[Taylor], who isn't a musician, pitched his idea to the Ministry of Culture in Ottawa five times. He spoke with a dozen or so politicians, who all said his idea was great, but they couldn't figure out how to fund it since it didn't "fit program parameters." Taylor then got funding from the National Capital Commission and private donors.He got the idea for the guitar after a 1995 conversation with Rizsanyi, who mentioned he doesn't like using exotic woods because Canadian wood is some of the best in the world. Taylor then thought of building a guitar from every part of Canada. "From there the idea grew that each piece would have a story," Taylor said.See the full content of this document
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In Tune with Canada
Acoustic instrument built with bits of country's history
By Sean MooreAN acoustic guitar made from 64 bits of Canadian history came to the St. Boniface Museum yesterday f...See the full content of this document
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