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-lsb- http://www.manzer.com/ linda manzer guitars -rsb- non_performing_personnel linda manzer
 linda manzer luthier
linda manzer

linda manzer -lrb- born july 2 , 1953 -rrb- is a canadian master luthier renowned for her archtop , flat-top and harp acoustic guitars .
she received her training from jean larrivée between 1974 and 1978 and later studied with jimmy d'aquisto in greenport , long island , new york .
she has built almost 20 instruments for jazz musician pat metheny including the pikasso which has 42 strings and four necks .
metheny also owns several of manzer 's baritone guitars , which he plays exclusively on his album `` one quiet night '' along with his pikasso on `` what it 's all about '' .
many professional musicians own a guitar built by manzer including : julian lage , carlos santana , henrik andersen , stephen fearing , gary larson , milton nascimento , liona boyd , heather bishop , bruce cockburn , paul simon , roy patterson , marie-lynn hammond , susan crowe , and gordon lightfoot .
manzer currently builds 12 to 18 instruments per year in her toronto , ontario workshop .
her instruments are priced from $ 18,000 for a flattop and $ 25,000 for an archtop .
