Posted by Brent on December 16, 2005 at 10:53:19:
In Reply to: Re: 1980 LYS L 12 Guitar posted by Eli on December 14, 2005 at 20:58:11:
It's pretty straight forward. LYS guitars were made in Ottawa my Godin (not Godwin) and Boucher. The factory burned in late 1980 and was rebuilt but abandoned a short time later. They are now in La Patrie Quebec in the eastern townships and make Simon and Patrick as well as Seagull and Godin guitars. The guitars are excellent and will last more than a life time. I have a L18CW which is a florentine dreadnought cut away. Very rare and yes it sounds better than a martin or taylor. Funny enough I bought mine in a pawn shop in Toronto for $315CDN. It is a demo. A LYS 12 recently sold for more than $400 on ebay, a little high but LYS are getting very rare. The 1980 ones were all hand made with very little machining involved. It anyone has an L18CW for sale contact me as I'd love a back up to give to my son one day.