News & Notes
Updates from the bench, the shop, and the woods.
The website is currently being updated and refined. Thanks for your patience as we continue bringing everything up to the standard of the work itself.
A quick look at what’s happening in the shop: I’ve been focusing on new tooling and reorganizing the workspace to create a smoother, more efficient flow. Several builds are moving through the benches at once, and I’ve been finishing up the guitars headed to shows. It’s been a full stretch of work, but things are coming together nicely.
April 2-4, 2027
John O will be returning to the Artisan Guitar Show. I hope to have 3 or 4 guitars that will be available to audition.
2014 Shop Update
We heard that the Healdsburg Guitar Festival was postponed, then utlimatley canceled. This was disappointing as we always enjoyed going to that show. Thanks to the Chris, Natalie and the rest of the LMI crew for having us at last six shows. John continued to develop...
2013 Shop Update
We went back to the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase in October. Thanks to all who stopped by. We are back from the Healdsburg Guitar Festival. This was John's sixth time exhibiting at the show. Thanks to LMI and everyone that came by. We hope to come back in...
2012 Shop Update
John has received word that he has been accepted to particpate in The Healdsburg Guitar Festival taking place August 9th thru 11th, 2013. Look for John's new designs at the show. It was great to be exhibiting at Woodstock show. John introduced his "prelim"...
2011 Shop Update
Looking back at 2011, it really was a packed year. Between introducing the SJ, exhibiting at three major guitar shows, and making it to the bi‑annual ASIA Symposium, it felt like I was constantly moving. When you reduce it to a single sentence it doesn’t sound like...