{"id":905,"date":"2022-07-25T15:21:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T19:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/?page_id=905"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:55:21","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f7add78acd3d7a7c08a34f13b9299467 wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to Monkey Guitars: A custom instrument build, repair and service shop in Thunder Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220711_134601_295-scaled-e1662833088883-1024x880.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:512px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>*updated <\/strong>June 29, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/052-front-scaled.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9116\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.5625076828518746;width:338px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/052-front-scaled.avif 1440w, https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/052-front-169x300.avif 169w, https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/052-front-576x1024.avif 576w, https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/052-front-768x1365.avif 768w, https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/052-front-864x1536.avif 864w, https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/052-front-1152x2048.avif 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/?page_id=8935\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"8935\">S\/N 052 &#8211; Modern OM Pistachio<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>*I <strong>DO NOT<\/strong> service or repair guitars for Backstage, Crossroads or Music World*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>follow my projects on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/monkeyguitarsOPC\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>watch interview videos with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@gazelle-artist\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@gazelle-artist\">Northern Gazelle<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ongoing Projects<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/?page_id=9171\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9171\">S\/N 053 Falcate<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Grand Concert Falcate bracing: started on June 25, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>*confirmed customer OM build for fall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/?page_id=4964\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4964\">S\/N 029<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Telecaster Thinline: on pause. looking into different woods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> Items Recently Received<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>battery boxes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D&#8217;Addario EXL117 electric guitar strings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> Items On Order<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bhilwara Ceylon Rosewood back and sides sets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maple body blank, 2 piece<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flame Maple body blank, 1 piece<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Butternut Walnut body blank, 2 piece<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indian Rosewood necks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flame Maple 4A neck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flame Maple 4A+ neck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Birdseye Maple neck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Black Walnut neck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curly Hawaiian Koa back and sides set<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>anchored spoke wheel truss rods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>titanium rods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cocobolo back and sides sets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cocobolo fingerboards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sassafraz back and sides sets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salvaged Yellow Cedar tops 3A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220711_134643_965-1024x872.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10\" style=\"width:509px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220711_134643_965-1024x872.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220711_134643_965-scaled-600x511.jpg 600w, https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220711_134643_965-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/monkeyguitars.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220711_134643_965-768x654.jpg 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