Described by many travelling musicians as "my favourite
store, ever," Currie's Music & Antiques is choc-o-block with some of the
most interesting old guitars and stringed instruments you will find anywhere,
as well as drum kits, vintage amps, cowboy boots and western shirts and stacks
of hand-picked vinyl.
The son of long-time antique dealers: Ted and Suzanne
Currie, Andrew fell in love with the business of buying, repairing and selling
vintage guitars as a teenager. A business that began with tiny booths set up at
antique markets and trade shows turned into over six rooms of vintage and
pre-loved musical instruments, and a name that is known by players far and
wide.
A careful expert when it comes to repairing and rebuilding
classic instruments, Andrew has brought many an old Gibson, Harmony, S.S.
Stewart or Kay guitar back from to life after years of neglect, and made it
sing.
With a discerning ear, Andrew began working as a live-sound
engineer in High School and to this date has controlled the sound board for over
3000 performances at venues such as Peter's Players, The Gravenhurst Opera
House, The Kee to Bala and many concert halls around central Ontario for acts
as well known as Johnny Winter, Big Sugar, The Yardbirds, The Tragically Hip,
54-40 and Taj Mahal. Andrew acted as
Technical Director for four of Muskoka's best-loved concert venues for several
years.
All of this aside, Andrew is first and foremost a musician -
and boy can he play. Let him pluck the strings of your favourite guitar in the
shop, or hear him rip it up as a bass player of drummer on a local stage and
you will see for yourself where the passion begins.
The extensive vinyl selection in Currie's Music is cared for
by Rob Currie - another extremely talented musician, and recorded-sound aficionado.
More about Rob can be found on the "studio" page.
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| Photo by Dani O'Connor |
