TunaTone’s Leila Sidi on her Unique Journey to Becoming an Acclaimed Luthier, November 18, 2020
Edmonton’s TunaTone is committed to pushing the boundaries of what short-scale instruments are capable of, but the creator of these exquisitely crafted instruments, Leila Sidi, isn’t even a guitar player. We meet an exciting but different type of luthier.
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Meet the maker — Leila Sidi of TunaTone Instruments, December 4, 2019
If you've followed the Home of Tone for any length of time, I'm sure you'll have noticed my admiration & appreciation of luthiers who forge their own path through guitar design and their approach to building. I love seeing a luthier display influences from outside of the guitar world, and I particularly love to see a designer & builders own personality apparent in their final works.
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Women-Owned Businesses in the Guitar Industry to Support This Holiday Shopping Season, November 27, 2019
We made a list of 10 women-owned businesses in the guitar industry that are doing innovative work that you should consider buying from this holiday season.
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TunaTone Guitars Demo & Review, September 18, 2019
Emily took a quick couple of minutes to do a little demo and review of her TunaTone Teeny Tuna. It's her absolute favorite guitar and she had completely blanked on the fact that tons of people have seen TunaTone guitars but very few have actually heard them.
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Guitar Nerds Podcast, September 18, 2019
Guitar Nerds Podcast hosts Emily from Get Offset Podcast and they talk about and review the new TeenyTuna.
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Summer NAMM Review on Flippin’ Flippers, July 23, 2019
Kevin Equitz gives a wonderfully detailed review of the TeenyTuna that was showcased at the Boutique Guitar Showcase at Summer NAMM.
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In The Pink: Leila Sidi and TunaTone Guitars, June 12, 2019
Leila Sidi knew it was risky to build a pink, short-scale guitar. “I was worried about falling into the stereotype of building a pink guitar for women,” says Sidi, owner of TunaTone Guitars, over the phone from her woodshop in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta, Canada.
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The Interval, February 12, 2019
Tom and Daisy from The Interval talked to Dion James and Leila Sidi about their philosophy as builders, their backstories, and how they find sharing a space as makers.
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Bring It On Down to TunaTown, November 20, 2018
This week on the Get Offset podcast, Emily and Andrew sit down with Canadian guitar builder Leila Sidi of TunaTone Instruments. They talk about cats, guitars, and the guitar building community.
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Radio Active on Radio One, November 2018
Leila spoke with Emily Rendell-Watson from Radio Active in November, 2018 about her building process and her love of her craft.
The Settler: The Mid-Century Guitars of TunaTone’s Leila Sidi, October 2018
Leila Sidi’s journey to guitar building began in an unlikely place. Bicycles.
“Working on bikes empowered me.” Volunteering at a local bike co-op in Edmonton, Alberta made her realize that there things she could do that she hadn’t previously thought possible.
Episode 1 of Let ‘Em Hear, September 25, 2018
On this first ever episode of Let 'Em Hear I chat with Leila Sidi of TunaTone Instruments about her journey to becoming a guitar builder and some of her building process.
Episode 8 of In the Making, March 28, 2018
Leila was featured on Episode 8 of the podcast In the Making! In The Making is a podcast about guitar making and design. Hosted by Florian Schneider of Millimetric Instruments and Nicolai Schorr of Schorr Guitars.