[!harp-guitar.jpg](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/harp-guitar.jpg)[!beardsell-guitar.jpg](http://canadiandesignresource.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/beardsell-guitar.jpg) Winnipeg is known as the little creative hub of Canada, producing fine and influential art, craft, and design for decades. In addition to this stable of creativity, Winnipeg can also add an internationally known guitar manufacturer. Allan Beardsell is a former student of the legendary luthier Sergei De Jonge in Quebec, and has made guitars for musical legends as diverse as Henry Kaiser and Lou Reed.