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News and Events from our workshop in Sisters, Oregon
Peter Rowan
Peter Rowan
August 21, 2022 In Making Headlines News from the Shop
His career has spanned decades and Peter Rowan will be honored this September at the IBMA awards as an inductee into the Hall of Fame. We are proud to be a small part of his musical...
Fingerstyle playing with a Thompson Guitar
Fingerstyle playing with a Thompson Guitar
June 30, 2022 In News from the Shop
Each guitar model and the tonewood that we build with can lend itself to different playing styles. Our Dreadnoughts capture the power and playability that bluegrass players...
Custom Options for your Thompson
Custom Options for your Thompson
May 6, 2022 In News from the Shop
Each guitar we make is special whether a standard model or customized by an client. We have a modern approach to traditional design, we are not locked into the notion that...
Community Raffle, Flatpick Competitions and Thompson Scholarship Fund
Community Raffle, Flatpick Competitions and Thompson Scholarship Fund
April 9, 2022 In Events
A 00-12MA we gave away in 2019
Thompson Wood Inlays
Thompson Wood Inlays
February 2, 2022 In News from the Shop
Using a mix of materials to capture a design or image Here at the shop we are able to take a customers’ inlay ideas and make it a reality by using a variety of materials....
Our Website and Upcoming Projects
Our Website and Upcoming Projects
January 7, 2022 In News from the Shop
As everyone knows the appearance and usability of websites are so important for a company, especially a guitar company in a small town away from the music centers of our country....
Current and Future builders
Current and Future builders
November 7, 2021 In News from the Shop
Sharing knowledge with the next generations of builders is always something Preston loved doing when he opened his shop in 2013. The trust he had in his crew’s abilities...
Thompson Original Lotus Torch on OM-BA
Thompson Original Lotus Torch on OM-BA
October 8, 2021 In Making Headlines
This beautiful guitar came together so nicely and has our newest original torch called The Lotus. This torch is added to several other original torches that we offer here...
Special Inlay
Special Inlay
August 8, 2021 In News from the Shop
This house/tree inlay was commissioned by a customer that wanted to honor his grandfather, who also had the last name Thompson. He had heard about our guitars and felt our company...
Billy Strings and Thompson Guitars
Billy Strings and Thompson Guitars
July 9, 2021 In Making Headlines
All of us at Thompson Guitars could not have been more proud this week to see the live stream taping of Austin City Limits with Billy Strings front and center, singing his heart...



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