These photos capture the essence of our summer – we had a great time with visitors to the shop as the crew was busy making custom guitars. Come visit if you are in the area! Thanks to the set-up crew […]
News from the Shop
Events, updates and fun news from our workshop in Sisters, Oregon.
Make Your Own Thompson Here in our little shop we keep with tradition in many ways and in others we offer up different appointments to keep our guitars one-of-a-kind offering a variety of original torches, custom inlays, different sunburst and […]
All Sinker Mahogany – 12 fret Parlor and 14 fret Single 0 – Short and Long Scale We have (8) more sets of either Size 2 or Single 0 All Sinker Mahogany to make these special little guitars. You can […]
We wanted to share some of the events, music and guitar making that happened in 2023! What a great year it has been with several awesome crew joining the team here in Sisters. The talent and passion that we all […]
In 1930 the OM (Orchestra Model) debuted in the Martin catalog and part of it’s success was due to having the 14 fret /long scale neck, which like a Dreadnought, provided a punchy presentation. The Dreadnought in 1934 was classified […]
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 year life in our shop has […]
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 journey and are happy […]
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 love for flatpicking. The harder you play the louder it gets – our […]
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 is has to be the same as it was […]
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. Simon Haycraft has the ability […]
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