Canadian Luthier wins an International Award for his revolutionary guitar design
It took Riversong Guitars Founder Mike Miltimore six years and hundreds of failures to develop a revolutionary guitar design that rewarded him with the prestigious international Dealer’s Choice Award from the renowned Musical Merchandise Review Magazine (MMR). Growing up in the family music store (Lee’s Music) in Kamloops, BC, Mike learnt how to build guitars from his father, Lee Miltimore. Mike’s mother, Rose Miltimore, can attest that those two have a unique relationship that greatly impacted Mike’s journey.
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Title: Unshackled
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Originally posted by UCG59mlkG3p4fdI0rX6vIjdA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhDovYM_LnI
This deserves a full documentary!!
Amazing…more reasons to not buy "Made in China" products.
National resonator guitars had the same neck thru body 'stick' in the 1930's. JLD Bridge Doctor does a similar thing. Great minds think alike.
Nice. Jean-luc joie already did it with classical guitar
That's how banjos are built.
Well done Canada❤
Uhhh… Carvin Holdsworth HF Fatboy?
Reminds me of the construction of my 1969 Fender Villager 12 string acoustic. It had a bolt-on electric 12 string neck, an acoustic body, a heel block, a block at the bottom of the body, and a metal pipe that ran the full length of the body from the heel to the bottom of the guitar, connecting the two blocks.
Kudos! Remember, if all we do is what's been done, we never move forward!
A neck thru acoustic that's awesome
Nice work
i got on this thing,
where i thought if i used really heavy electric strings, really high out put pickups, and an impedance matching transformer, that i could directly drive a guitar mounted speaker..
the battery-less self contained electric was pretty much a failure.( not as loud as an acoustic, so good thing it was just a bunch of Math )
glad to hear you pulled through, and came out on top.
Taking of those shackles reminded me of a RUSH lyric from Hemispheres. " Throw off those chains of reason and your prison disappears". Awesome job on the design!
The first thing I thought when I saw his design was old banjos! Vintage banjos have a dowel running from the neck through the body much like that, and probably for the same reason. Banjo heads need to be resonate.
What is the name of that song played at the very end of this video? and by whom?
Very nice—I wish this video included playing the guitar more at both loud strumming and softer fingerstyle guitar so the viewer can confirm the sound quality at both loud and softer volumes.
Great story.
I'm always interested in the next step forward in acoustic guitar design and sound. Thank you for your determination and smarts. I hope to play one of your instruments soon!
wow what a inspiration you are to me ,you thought out of the box and didnt give up and that is awesome and amazing man !!!!
I think we'd have liked a bit more on the guitar.
???????? Outside da Box!!!!!
awesome work sir
The acoustic 12 string Yamaha I found is one in a thousand , it plays and sounds like no other but Yamaha made alot more that are just mediocre
Could you not have taken a minute of video time and actually play it for us ?! Wouldn't this help sell the ax if what you claim IS true ?!
Interesting subject. Too bad it’s produced like a stinking reality show, and similarly imparts zero information ????????
It would have been good to hear a demo of the guitar.
Your Riversong stays on my mind
Regardless of whatever happens to guitars and wood.
Realize someone worked diligently to design a new guitar top. And he did it!
Great story of perseverance and the importance of not giving up on your dreams!
Congratulations ???? is there really a keyboard being played throughout this story about a acoustic guitar design breakthrough? Hardly any acoustic guitar being played at all …
So he built what is essentially a neckthrough design that electric guitars have been using for decades? How is this revolutionary?
Congratulations, brother. I'm currently in the failure stage of my journey so hearing your story is food for my soul right now. Cheers and God bless
He builds guitars like they were banjos.
That's different.
Hello sweetie. Spoilers!!
So he made a banjo with a guitar body?
Look, saying you are standing amongst giants is about as good as saying you are not worth of anything and should quit. Here's the thing. The "Giants" were all babies once. I HATE it when talented people act like those who came before are to be worshiped. No, how else are we going to continue innovations? I'm not being mean I'm being honest. Humans do not need these slow moving documentaries to be great. If anything is scared some from achieving these heights. How? Well humans experience anxiety, sadness, laziness, and these are greater feats to defeat than making it with giants. I just want 4he human mindset to change. That's it. No need for an MTV Production team writing what's supposed to be natural progression without scripts.
oh u mean canada?
It would have been nice to hear the guitar.
Well done! A giant step forward.
Love how he was at his wits end, then bam,…he begins to dismantle his theories only to discover his foundation was solid gold, hooray!
Canadian luthiers are shining with talent. In particular, classical guitar builders Fritz Mueller, and Martin Blackwell are incredible. And, there are way more than I will list here,…kudos to them all.
What an uncynical video ???? Congratulations man
Awesome!!! Congratulations and the guitar is Physically Beautiful as well! Well Wishes for you and yours. ????????????
A very special accomplishment. Hope it all goes well. No offense, he doesn't look well. Hope now he can get some rest and find some balance. Take good care of yourself.
Does Riversong make classical guitars??
I'm an inventor and artist, I have a cool guitar I made, but I know what I just saw.
I think its a brilliant idea, I hope you the best. Mabe one day ill have the pleasure to play one. Peace. By the way, congrats.
Your so awesome! Yes' sometimes doing absolutely what's not been a value to consider, is Exactly what needs to happen! Congratulations ' Just amazing vision!????
Mike vs goliath. Great win.