Luthier's comments
2009
"Most user-friendly show we've done." - Henman-Bevilacqua Guitars
"Superb event." - Michael Lewis
"This is the best show I've been in!" - Alan Carruth
"The MGS is a players', builders' and attendees' dream." - Solomon Guitars
"Best guitar show in North America. Nobody takes care of luthiers like the Montreal Guitar Show." - Jeremy Jenkins
"Simply the best guitar show on the planet...period." - Michael Greenfield
"It was a great guitar show and worth coming to all the way from California." - Michihiro Matsuda
"Guitar heaven - for builder and player alike." - Judy Threet
"Perfect organization, very friendly and warm atmosphere, we are in for next year!" - Nik Huber
"MGS is a fantastic show in a fantastic location!" - Greg German
"It is one of the best appearances that we have ever had. We felt at home, not only the show and the conditions were familiar but we got many business related questions." - Fibenare Guitars
"Of all the shows that I attend Montreal is the best and my favourite" - Bill Tippin
"Such a wonderful reception for the artistry of the guitar, I had a fantastic time!" - Ryan Thorell
"The Montreal Guitar Show is an absolute must do show!" - Brock Poling
"Best North American show!" - Lance Kragenbrink
2008
"Congratulations on an outstanding show on its way to becoming one of the premier luthier shows in North America, trully international like the great city of Montreal! Jacques-André and the crew listened to all the advice and proved their commitment to success is uncompromising!" - Tom Ribbecke, États-Unis
"This has been, by far, the best run festival I have been to." - Alan Carruth, États-Unis
"Very nice layout, good promotion of the event, friendly atmosphere, helpful staff. The Montreal Guitar Show is a major event in the guitar world." - Michael Lewis, États-Unis
"The organization, atmosphere and energy are first class, thank you!" - Peter Hopkins, Canada
"The Montreal Guitars Show is a wonderful show, full of fantastic instrument to see & play." - Cristian Mirabella, États-Unis
"Very organized, amazing show in a incredible city! This show is a most." - Mike Baranik, États-Unis
"The Montreal Guitars show and the MMMIS has in the short years became a mega for the world best luthiers as well as a great chance to meet and show to many of today’s top performers. One of the best show I have been to." - Jake Robinson, États-Unis
"The staff, service, set up, location etc. were excellent. The best run guitar show in North America." - Randy Muth, États-Unis
"His is the best custom acoustic guitar show in North America, period!" - Paul Woolson, États-Unis
"Very well organized, in 10 years of exhibiting at guitar shows, this one is the best!" - Mike Doolin, États-Unis
"The festival up there in Canada was surprisingly very enjoyable for me and I thought the guitar show was fantastic. I'm a good ole' conservative, proud, God fearing "midwesterner" you could say. So, I wasn't sure I would enjoy the environment up there, especially lugging around a 5 month year old baby through downtown Montreal. But, I have to say we had a great time and people were very nice to us every where we went." - Jason Rawlings of Shawnee, Kansas
"Throw in the third annual Montreal Guitar Show, a gathering of luthiers showcasing their beautiful handmade wares-from Seattle's McElroy and Oneonta's Vinny Colletti to Pat Metheny's personal luthier Linda Manzer-and you had six-string nirvana happening north of the border." - JAZZ TIMES MAGAZINE
"... you had six-string nirvana happening north of the border." - Jazz Times Magazine, 2007
"What instantly separates the MGS from all other guitar shows is the absence of any corporate logos during the six-string summit north of the border....The second edition of the best-run guitar show in North America.... For guitar enthusiasts, it was a quintessential kid-in-a-candy-store scenario..." - Jazz Times Magazine, 2008
"...when each table holds between two and five hand-crafted guitars, each one equally deserving of loving examination, and when you can chat at length with each maker and then waltz off to a little booth and play any guitar for as long as you like, then you'll need the entire three days to do the whole thing justice." - Rick Batey, Guitar Magazine, October 2008
"Is the Montreal Guitar Show worth the trip for European guitar-lovers? Absolutely, because the price of an airfare plus a few nights in a hotel is cheap when compared to making the wrong decision on a top-level handmade guitar." - Rick Batey, Guitar Magazine, October 2008
"I have never seen so many talented luthiers in one room ever before." - George Gruhn
"The best guitar show, period!" - Peter Hopkins
"This is the best run festival I have ever been a part of. The preparation and the staff are amazing. Also the attending public arrived very well informed and sophisticated. The level of the luthiers is astounding." - Kenny Hill
"I think it's the best show I have attended thus far in a LONG TIME... BRAVO" - Bill Tippin
"Best show in the world" - Balazs Prohaszka
"The hospitality and organization of the Montreal Guitar festival is second to none. The most fun I have ever had working." - Jeff Traugott
"The Montreal Guitar Show is quickly becoming the number one destination for guitar fans around the globe!" - Bill Comins
"This is the best run show I've been to." - Alan Carruth
"The best guitar show, ever. The organization, the location, the timing - during the Jazz Festival - and the quality of the instruments, all were superb." - Grit Laskin
"... one of the best opportunities to see the very best in guitar building, and with the Jazz Festival right outside the hotel, some of the very best music." - Cristian Mirabella
"Great town, great vibe, great atmosphere, all translate into even greater fun. This show is my favourite time of the year." - Brian Kingston
"Throw in the third annual Montreal Guitar Show, a gathering of luthiers showcasing their beautiful handmade wares - from Seattle's McElroy and Oneonta's Vinny Colletti to Pat Metheny's personal luthier Linda Manzer - and you had six-string nirvana happening north of the border." - Jazz Times Magazine, 2007
"The upcoming MMMIS and MGS are a godsend for the high-end guitar buyer, as 70 of the best craftsmen in North America will be making the trek and slinging some or their custom six-strings, giving people the chance to buy a guitar immediately and skip the usual 10-year waiting list for a custom instrument." - Jonathan Cummins, Mirror, 5 juillet 2007 / July 5, 2007
"The Montreal Guitar Show: seventh heaven for six-strings enthusiasts." July 6-8, 2007 "Finally, an event devoted to the art and craft of the guitar! Welcome to the inaugural Montreal Guitar Show. The largest guitar show in Canada, presented as part of the MMMIS and the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (...).." - jazzguitarlife.com, 2007
"As a buyer, not a luthier, I nearly jumped out of my skin when I saw your post. If you get a collection of electric guitars of the same calibe as the acoustics, I would be there in a heartbeat." - Joan Bull
"its acoustic guitar heaven ... With the jazz fest on the side ... Does it get any better ???" - Tony Karol, Karol Custom Guitars
"After having exhibited at and participated in close to 100 guitar shows and festivals, I can honestly say this is the premier guitar show on the planet. It is quite simply STAGGERING!!! You cannot afford to miss it..." - Michael Greenfield, Greenfield Guitars
"Being myself a guitar collector, it was very difficult for me not to buy more guitars then what I had sold... I will try to exercise more self control this year, but I cannot make any promises with the great quality work displayed by my colleagues!" - Marc Lupien, ing. Luthier, XXL Guitars
"A feast for the eyes!" - Fred Kopo, Kopo Lutherie"
"Hundreds of instruments, the best of the craft... at the heart of the Jazz Festival... in the heart of Montreal... Really now, be honest, what's not to love???" - Judy Threet, Threet Guitars
"For those of us who find true enchantment in the magic of lutherie, heaven is the Montreal Guitar Show. Amidst the ongoing excitement of the Montreal International Jazz Festival, guitar players, collectors, dealers, journalists and aficionados from around the world converge for three days in July to see, hear and play an exclusive selection of the world's finest hand made guitars - and meet the luthiers who make them. If the guitar is important in your life, you can do no better than to attend this show and drink directly from the font. You'll be amazed at the depth and range this experience can add to the meaning of the guitar in your life. Nowhere else in the world can one find such a vital view of this timeless craft as it's practiced today at the highest level. I'll see you there in July." - Charles Fox http://www.ergoguitars.com/ and http://www.charlesfoxguitars.com/
"The Montreal Guitar Show is an amazing experience for guitar lovers. A simply wonderful venue to see the who's who of the guitar making world. This is a professionally run show where you can see, feel and hear the guitars in comfortable surroundings. Plus it's held in a gorgeous vibrant city -Montreal ! Surrounded by the incredible Montreal Jazz Festival where music and life spill into the streets everywhere, the night life, the great food, great people. IF you love guitars this show is not to be missed - an incredibly wonderful experience." - Linda Manzer, Manzer Guitars
"The Montreal Guitar Show is certainly a unique and outstanding opportunity to see and play the best guitars on the planet gathered in one place. Meet and talk with the luthiers that made these wonderful instruments." - Michael Lewis, Michael Lewis Instruments
"Your 2 eyes and 2 ears will not have one second to spare, and you will regret not having 3...!" - Jean-Marie Fouilleul, Guitares Fouilleul www.guitar-fouilleul.com
"Like an art collection from the 4 corners of the world, this is a gathering of what seems to be the best there is in the guitar universe. Even for a luthier like me, this is overwhelming!" - Jean-Yves Alquier, Alquier Guitares
"The Montreal Guitar Show is the richest and most interesting guitar exhibition around. The quality of the instruments and the organization makes it THE annual event not to be missed." - Laurent Hassoun, Roadrunner Guitars & Fxs
"Of all the guitar shows that I have attended, and still attend, Montréal's the one in which I find my newest, most unusual, and most challenging work to be best received. Therefore I am continually motivated and to bring something yet newer and that has challenged me to improve on and refine my previous work yet further. I hope to meet you at the upcoming Show." - Ervin Somogyi, vin Somogyi Guitars
"So many discoveries! A definite jaw dropper!!!" - Michel Pellerin, Les guitares Pellerin
"The Montreal Guitar Show has a more diverse and exciting collection of guitars than any guitar store in the world!" - Gordy Bischoff, BISCHOFF GUITARS
"Why would a guitar afficianoto want to be in Montreal in July for the Montreal Guitar Festival? Well, let's see - the world's finest hand built guitars can be seen and played. Some of the best music anywhere will be happening at the Montreal Jazz Festival. It all takes place in one of the world's most beautiful cities, which is inhabited by some of the friendliest people I have ever met. Come to think of it, why would anyone be anywhere else?" - Chris Jenkins
"This year's Montreal Guitar Show promises to be the finest collection of lutherie talent ever assembled. As if you needed more, it will take place during the renowned Montreal Jazz Festival, in one of the most vibrant and beautiful cities in the world. Don't miss it!" - Peter Hopkins, Hopkins Guitars
"Not only do you have some of the greatest guitars by some of the greatest builders in one room, you have a show in an historic and beautiful city that has some of the friendliest and most helpful people in the world who speak both French and English and it's on During the Jazz Festival. It is also the best run show of it's genre." - Sheldon Schwartz
"The 'guitar' is one of the greatest pop culture icons of all time. From rebellious to austere, the role of the guitar is as varied as the people that play them . The Montreal Guitar Show understands this and strives to represent the many facets of the 'handmade guitar', each with it's own unique story and all given the same respect and opportunity. If you are a player, maker, music lover or just an obsessive guitar aficionado do yourself a favour and spend a few hours at the show this July and you will take away a lot more than you came in with!" - Tony Duggan-Smith
"The Montreal Guitar Show has the precision of an Air Show and is as much fun as a Star Trek Convention - but with more strings!" - Tony Duggan-Smith
"Late one night when I was a kid I was let loose in the Carletti Chocolate Factory in Denmark. I was told I could eat anything I desired no matter what! It was an enormous building (at the time) and the choices were mind boggling. I knew I couldn't possibly eat everything I wanted so I would have to pace myself, weighing the pros and cons of every new tray of candy I was confronted by..... The Montreal Guitar Show is kind of like that!" - Tony Duggan-Smith
"The roster for the Montreal Guitar Show is like the yellow.... no, the 'golden' pages of international guitar making. With this many 'big characters' under one roof you can't help but be educated and entertained. We would also like to remind luthiers that all brawls are to be taken outside the building." - Tony Duggan-Smith
"At Montreal Guitar Show, you will find the best hand-built acoustic and electric guitars in the world and you will have the opportunity to play them yourself! It can't be missed! " - Robert Anderson