My first guitar, circa 1960, was a Goya Goliath, made in Gothenburg Sweden. It was a maple backed dreadnought shaped sunburst guitar and it cost me $75, second hand at Pilgrim's Music in Hamilton Ontario. I sold it, not realizing that guitars could be fixed, when the action started to get high. I always regreted losing this guitar and about 4 years ago I found another 1958 Goya Goliath at Encore Music in Toronto. It cost me $300 more than the first one, and it needed a neck set which cost $200, since it has a bolt on neck, but now it's a great little guitar. My favourite guitar is a 1962 D-21 that I bought at Ed's Music Workshop in Peterborough about 27 years ago. My wife says,"The concept of ENOUGH instruments hasn't gotten through to Jim yet." My friend Dennis O'Toole says,"There's no such thing as ENOUGH instruments."
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