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News and Events from our workshop in Sisters, Oregon
News from around the Thompson Shop
News from around the Thompson Shop
December 16, 2022 In News from the Shop
We have a very compact and typical wood shop that feels more like a home than a factory. Our crew is small, a variety of ages, skill sets and musical ability. Over this past...
Thompson Workshops – Sisters Folk Festival
Thompson Workshops – Sisters Folk Festival
October 13, 2022 In Events Thompson Artists
Over the years we have hosted several artist workshops in and around our shop to share the sound of our guitars. During the most recent Sisters Folk Festival we were able...
Peter Rowan and his Signature Model
Peter Rowan and his Signature Model
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...



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