For all the site visitors requesting audio and video clips: John and Jonathan step into Dragon's Den for a baptism of fire.
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As of January 16th MacKenzie & Marr Guitars sold out the winter 2010 production of Tofino. On January 26th we sold out of the May production run. Our next available delivery date will be early July.
If you would like to reserve a guitar from the Summer production please use the "Store" link to set one aside. Select "Purchase Order" as the payment method and we will enter your name in the queue.
Back in December, no sooner had we booked tickets to the annual NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Show than CBC notified us that our Dragon's Den episode would air the night before we left for California. We knew it would be a bit hairy handling the trip and interest sparked by the show at the same time. We had no idea how hairy!!
Tune in CBC on January 13 at 8 PM to see Jonathan and I pitch our business to five savvy investors on Dragon's Den. We know we have a winner in both our Tofino acoustic guitar and our business model. Selling high end acoustic guitars direct from the factory to musicians over the Internet means huge savings compared to retail. Will the Dragons recognize either our cedar top guitar or our business plan as worthy of an investment or will they tell us our "valuation is nuts, we're being greedy an/or there's no business here".
With the impending arrival of the December production of Tofino, our acoustic guitar we decided it was time to open our Web store. To all of the people who played our guitar, fell in love with it, ordered their very own cedar top Tofino and then waited for delivery - we apologize for the delay and thank you for your patience. Your guitar will be ready for delivery or pick-up on Wednesday Dec 22nd.
UPDATE: The first 48 MacKenzie & Marr Tofino acoustic guitars will be available in late December 2009. To reserve your solid cedar top, solid akoumé back and side Tofino please log in and let us know you'd like us to set aside one for you.
What self respecting guitar company wouldn't have a Facebook fan page? Most of them, apparently. But never let it be said that the company that broke the mold by combining cedar and Akoumé to create a very special acoustic guitar is one of them. Join MacKenzie & Marr Guitars on Facebook .
This morning we started shooting photos of the MacKenzie and Marr cedar top "Tofino"acoustic guitar. The back and sides are crafted from Akoume - sometimes spelled Okoume - a beautifully figured hard tone wood with acoustic properties similar to maple. The top is western Canadian red cedar. Combining the warmth of cedar with the crisp projection of Akoume gives the MacKenzie and Marr guitar a distinct full voice.
Little did my mother know in 1963 that the picture she snapped of Jonathan and me would end up inside one of the world's most exceptional guitars. Come to think of it - neither did I or I wouldn't have attempted the home-barber thing. It must have been the first day of school -WCI or Mac Gregor? We've got books under our arm. I'm wearing my fake Madras shirt (It didn't bleed like the real thing). Jonathan's got the same Beatles hair cut he had the year before - when there were no Beatles, at least in Waterloo Ontario - which goes to show that being first isn't always the road to fame.
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