Regional Contact: Sankey Guitars - Michael Sankey

When Michael Sankey was a young boy, he played the bassoon. "Not cool", says Mike. He longed to be in a rock band, so he asked his mom to buy him a guitar. She did, and he's been in love with the six-string ever since. Michael is a builder of an exquisite and innovative line of custom, handcrafted guitars. He specializes in archtop models, fashioned from a variety of local and exotic woods. Michael is also the guitar repair technician at St. John's music in Ottawa's west end. His guitars are on display in the store's acoustic room. Michael happily accepts commissions for custom-made instruments.

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