This is one the earliest fancy grade guitars made by noted luthier TJ Thompson. The guitar is a re-imagining of a 1930 OM-45 Deluxe but with a pyramid bridge (and a little extra abalone inlay). Two OM-45 guitars were originally made with pyramid bridges but neither of these were a Deluxe model. The fingerboard and […]
This guitar was finished in 2001. It started out as a 000-18 12-fret guitar but received some style 28 features; herringbone purfling, white celluloid binding and a volute on the back of the headstock. Back and sides: Mahogany Top: Red spruce (Adirondack) Photos courtesy of Folkway Music
The first documented 000 size guitar was this 000-21 shipped to Henry Spahr on November 7, 1901. This guitar was discovered by Eric Schoenberg about 35 years ago. The top was in very poor condition. Dana Bourgeois attempted to save the severely thinned top but it eventually had to be replaced by TJ Thompson to […]