Labour of Love: The Passion of Tony Karol

Meet Tony Karol -- a luthier; a maker of guitars. For the past seven years, Tony has made a career from building custom guitars out of the basement of his Mississauga home. In fact, Tony's craftsmanship is becoming so widely desired, even Canadian folk legend Bruce Cockburn plays a custom six-string Karol baritone.

Tony's process is not a new one by any means. The art of the luthier is a tradition that has existed for hundreds of years, but building a custom guitar is not just about process: a guitar itself can be mass manufactured in a factory. Tony's instruments marry science, artistry, craftsmanship and passion providing each individual client with something completely unique. Every finite detail in the fretting, the inlay work, and the intricate rosette designs is a labour of love, and no end product is ever quite the same. This is the passion of Tony Karol.

Check Tony's work out at:
www.karol-guitars.com

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[WhiteLakeDan]

I saw Tony in Ottawa where he had a display at the Tommy Emmanuel show. He had three guitars there. One was over $12,000 but WOW, what an awesome guitar that was. I might just have to buy one some day.

[2882890]

Very good, a fine luthier with a straight from the heart account of how it all happens.

[ax1sg]

Very Cool, a master at work...

davido

[Chuck Hutchison]

That was just absolutely amazing. We can tell Tony has the love of lutherie in his heart.

ChuckH on the OLF.

[BuckyMcbride]

I really enjoyed this, Tyler! The sound, the style, the shots, all of it. Very very cool. And I especially liked the beginning shot of the home location - put the rest into perspective. I'm proud of you! your Miss Ellie

[beyondproduction]

Very cool stuff, 7 thumbs up