William Laskin

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William Laskin
Born	Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Other names	Grit Laskin, The Masked Luthier
Occupation	luthier, musician
Website http://www.williamlaskin.com

Canadian luthier and musician William "Grit" Laskin is renowned for his high-quality instruments and acoustic guitar innovations such as the "Laskin Armrest" and "Ribrest", and his unmatched skill in the art of inlay.^[1] Larry Robinson, author of The Art Of Inlay, extols Laskin as "the most astonishing inlay artist in North America."

As a musician, he has several solo CDs, and is known as a member of Friends of Fiddler's Green. He accompanied Stan Rogers, both on recordings and on tour.

Laskin learned the trade though an apprenticeship with Jean Larrivée beginning in 1971.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Solo CDs 2 Other CDs 3 Books 4 Literary Reference 5 References 5.1 External links

[edit] Solo CDs

• Unmasked
• Lila's Jig
• A Few Simple Words 1995

[edit] Other CDs

• The Barley Grain for Me Margaret Christll and Ian Robb with Grit Laskin 1998

[edit] Books

• A Guitarmaker's Canvas: The Inlay Art of Grit Laskin Backbeat Books, 2003 ISBN 0879307560

[edit] Literary Reference

A character in the Charles de Lint novel 'Moonheart' owns a Grit Laskin guitar.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Larrivee Tradition of Handmade Canadian Guitars
• William Laskin: Guitar Maker - his official website

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NAME	William Laskin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	luthier, musician
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ontario
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH