Linda Manzer
| Linda Manzer | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Luthier |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Associated acts | Pat Metheny, Stephen Fearing, Bruce Cockburn |
| Website | www |
| Notable instruments | |
| Pikasso Guitar, Guitar Wedge | |
Linda Manzer (born July 2, 1952) is a Canadian master luthier renowned for her archtop, flat top, and harp guitars.
Manzer was a folk singer in high school and played guitar. Her career began when she wanted a dulcimer, but she couldn't afford to buy one, so she built one from a kit. She attended two art colleges, where she studied painting and silkscreening. For the craft of making guitars by hand, she studied with Jean Larrivée, and she learned how to design inlay from Tony Duggan-Smith and Heather McCrae. She went to New York and studied archtop building with Jimmy D'Aquisto.
In addition to her standard models, she has designed and built by hand over 50 guitar prototypes, including soprano guitars, baritone guitars, acoustic sitars, and harp guitars.
She has built almost 25 instruments for jazz musician Pat Metheny, including the Pikasso, which has 42 strings and four necks. He played the Pikasso on the albums Imaginary Day and What's It All About, and he played her baritone guitar on the album One Quiet Night.
Professional musicians who own Manzer guitars include Julian Lage, Carlos Santana, Henrik Andersen, Stephen Fearing, Milton Nascimento, Liona Boyd, Heather Bishop, Bruce Cockburn, Paul Simon, Roy Patterson, Marie-Lynn Hammond, Susan Crowe, and Gordon Lightfoot.
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