The Sisters Folk Festival returns this month for another great weekend of music and entertainment, right here in our hometown! The festival is home to 10 stages, all scattered throughout downtown Sisters and spans three days, starting Friday, September 9th […]
Adding new models to our current list of acoustic guitars not only challenges our creative process, but it also allows us to expand our range of models offered to guitarist worldwide. We are pleased to announce that four new guitar […]
DHR Guitar Experience, purveyor of fine and unique instruments, is proud to announce their Grand Opening Celebration on September 18th, 2016. The event will take place at the 20th Century Theatre in Historic Oakley Square, Cincinnati, OH from 4pm to […]
After a successful month-long tour in the United Kingdom, Eric Bibb has returned to play in the United States and Canada this summer. Amongst his selection of stage guitars, Eric’s custom Thompson 12 fret 000 guitar will accompany him throughout […]
Join us at the shop on Saturday May 21, 2016 for double-header event with renowned flatpicker, Tim May. Tim has been working in the Nashville area for over 20 years as a sideman, session player, band member and performer. Higher […]
There’s a fun story behind Steve Blanchard’s unique “Cowboy” headstocks, one that we thought was worth sharing. In 1999, Steve attended the Northwest Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit at Marylhurst College in Portland. John Sullivan, a local luthier, had a booth […]
During the early 1960’s Bill Monroe, the mandolinist, singer, and songwriter often referred to as the Father of Bluegrass, travelled to Martha, Kentucky. During his show, a 6-year old boy was invited up on stage with Bill to perform on […]
Next month, we’ll welcome Thompson Guitars endorsed artist, Chris Luquette back to the shop for a private concert and workshop. Chris is an incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist and is equally at home playing mandolin, drums, bass, electric guitar or banjo. Chris performs […]
The year now is 2022 and we make about 125 guitars a year – most of them custom with some standards thrown in-between. We love what we do and very proud to carry on the tradition of making guitars by […]
Pick a tree. Any tree? Not all woods are created equal. When composing and creating instruments of sublime distinction, our team of skilled craftsmen hand-selects prime cuts of the finest tonewood. Out of the many forests of different material that […]
