Post by RobertW on Aug 14, 2016 20:04:04 GMT -5
A listing from Reverb
The price listed is for TWO 36-year-old Lys Guitars, a model “L-20” 6-string and a model “L-2-12” 12-string. Lys (pronounced “Lee”) Guitars were only produced from1980 to 1983. They were handmade in La Patrie, Quebec by Claude Boucher (Boucher Guitars, Kamouraska Guitars) and Normand Boucher (Norman Guitars). Later, Robert Godin (Godin Guitars) joined after the death of Normand Boucher.
Robert Godin later went on to form Seagull Guitars and used the Lys body design for the Seagull S-6.
As guitars made by French Canadiens, not surprisingly, the name is derived from Fleur-de-Lys, and is the inspiration for their unique and attractive headstocks.
Both these rare and unique guitars have the sloped-shouldered bodies similar to the earlier Gibson J-50s. Each is handmade with extraordinary attention to detail. The top, sides and back are expertly crafted to seamlessly fit together without the need for binding. It leaves no room for mistakes. It requires tremendous skill to achieve such accuracy.
Taking advantage of the national resources available in Quebec, the entire bodies of both these guitars are made of Canadian white birch with black teardrop pickguards. They have a hand-rubbed, French polish non-gloss finish. The necks are mahogany. The bridges are rosewood. And the rosewood fingerwoods have a unique double dot pattern, with triple dots at the twelfth fret. Each guitar neck features a stylish heel; the 6-string with a distinctive curve and the 12-string with a rosewood cap. Each headstock features a gold Lys logo on a front fascia of Brazilian rosewood.
The sound produced by white birch is mellower than a maple bodied guitar. And with a dreadnought body, the sound projects well.
The label is dated 1980 inside the 6-string. The 12-string label only has a serial number, but we know it can’t be older than 1983, since that’s when a devastating fire brought Lys Guitars to an end
For 36-year-old guitars, they are in great shape. In fact, they're in excellent condition considering their age. Naturally, some minor scratches are to be expected. The 6-string is remarkably sound with no buckle rash. The 12-string body also has no buckle rash. However, the back of the headstock on the 12-string has a few minor chips at the top (see picture), but aren’t noticeable from the front.
Both guitars were used to demonstrate the high level of craftsmanship that went into Lys guitars.
After all these years, I think it would be a shame to separate these unique and rare instruments. That's why I am selling both the 6-string and 12-string guitars as a set. The price shown is for both guitars. This could easily could have been the price for just one of these special guitars.
Each guitar comes in a hardshell case and will be sent in two shipments.
The US shipping fee for each guitar $63, for a total of $126.
I thought a Canadian/Canadien guitarist/collector might be interested in seeing these two come back home. If you're interested, contact me and we'll work out the shipping fees.
The price listed is for TWO 36-year-old Lys Guitars, a model “L-20” 6-string and a model “L-2-12” 12-string. Lys (pronounced “Lee”) Guitars were only produced from1980 to 1983. They were handmade in La Patrie, Quebec by Claude Boucher (Boucher Guitars, Kamouraska Guitars) and Normand Boucher (Norman Guitars). Later, Robert Godin (Godin Guitars) joined after the death of Normand Boucher.
Robert Godin later went on to form Seagull Guitars and used the Lys body design for the Seagull S-6.
As guitars made by French Canadiens, not surprisingly, the name is derived from Fleur-de-Lys, and is the inspiration for their unique and attractive headstocks.
Both these rare and unique guitars have the sloped-shouldered bodies similar to the earlier Gibson J-50s. Each is handmade with extraordinary attention to detail. The top, sides and back are expertly crafted to seamlessly fit together without the need for binding. It leaves no room for mistakes. It requires tremendous skill to achieve such accuracy.
Taking advantage of the national resources available in Quebec, the entire bodies of both these guitars are made of Canadian white birch with black teardrop pickguards. They have a hand-rubbed, French polish non-gloss finish. The necks are mahogany. The bridges are rosewood. And the rosewood fingerwoods have a unique double dot pattern, with triple dots at the twelfth fret. Each guitar neck features a stylish heel; the 6-string with a distinctive curve and the 12-string with a rosewood cap. Each headstock features a gold Lys logo on a front fascia of Brazilian rosewood.
The sound produced by white birch is mellower than a maple bodied guitar. And with a dreadnought body, the sound projects well.
The label is dated 1980 inside the 6-string. The 12-string label only has a serial number, but we know it can’t be older than 1983, since that’s when a devastating fire brought Lys Guitars to an end
For 36-year-old guitars, they are in great shape. In fact, they're in excellent condition considering their age. Naturally, some minor scratches are to be expected. The 6-string is remarkably sound with no buckle rash. The 12-string body also has no buckle rash. However, the back of the headstock on the 12-string has a few minor chips at the top (see picture), but aren’t noticeable from the front.
Both guitars were used to demonstrate the high level of craftsmanship that went into Lys guitars.
After all these years, I think it would be a shame to separate these unique and rare instruments. That's why I am selling both the 6-string and 12-string guitars as a set. The price shown is for both guitars. This could easily could have been the price for just one of these special guitars.
Each guitar comes in a hardshell case and will be sent in two shipments.
The US shipping fee for each guitar $63, for a total of $126.
I thought a Canadian/Canadien guitarist/collector might be interested in seeing these two come back home. If you're interested, contact me and we'll work out the shipping fees.
That's what I sort of saw in the "spatial awareness" part of my mind, but glad you put it to actual visuals. 