There are a few times in life where the entire future turns on one short moment.

For me, one of those moments happened when I was 14 years old, a friend and mentor taught me to play guitar. Just open chords on a cheap Harmony acoustic guitar from Fedco. It wasn't much, but turned out to be enough. I played that 3/4 size toy guitar wherever they'd let me, (which wasn't many places) - but we did have fun.

Eventually I moved on to better instruments, but I still have that old Harmony in a closet around here.  The bridge is lifting, the thin pressboard top bent upward from the pull of the strings.   I keep it around as a reminder that even a small investment of time by someone who cares can set the course of a life.

Eventually playing lead to tinkering, modding, and eventually building. A project to try build a new guitar led to a new hobby, which somewhere along the way became a passion.

I want to share that passion with you. I want to obsess over every little detail because in a strange way, I draw satisfaction from the pure process of obsessively creating. I want to create instruments that inspire their players to create music in the same way.

I’d love to hear from you. If you have questions to ask or stories to tell, or just want to chat about guitars, drop me a line.

Jonathan