Preston Thompson Guitars

We build fine, handcrafted acoustic guitars. Our instruments replicate the tone, playability and materials of the great American guitars of the 1930's.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Other
  • Location Sisters, OR, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded August 2012
  • Employees 5
  • Website pktguitars.com

Company Summary

Preston Thompson Guitars are among the finest instruments handcrafted in the U.S. today. We build our guitars in limited quantities from the best materials available. Our guitars are played by professional artists, studio musicians and serious guitarists and have been ranked among the finest handmade instruments made in the the market today. Our guitars come as close to the 'perfect sound' as one can find in the market.

Team

  • Daniel Stewart
    Partner, Founder

    Daniel Stewart–Partner
    • 30 years Chemical industry Sales, Marketing, Business Development
    • BS, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
    • MBA, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA
    • Retired Naval Aviator and Chemical Industry Executive, variety of senior level leadership positions

  • Preston Thompson
    Owner, Founder, Master Luthier

    • Master Builder, Preston Thompson Guitars
    • BA Austin College, Sherman, TX
    • Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Graduate Studies, University of TX, Dallas
    • School Guitar Research and Design, South Strafford, VT
    • Randy Wood’s Old Time Picking Parlor, Nashville, TN, 1980
    • Apprenticeship with Unicorn Mandolins, San Antonio, TX, 1980
    • Thompson Guitars founded, Pampa, Texas and Bend, OR, 1980
    • Oversaw design/production of Breedlove Guitar’s Revival line

  • David Blakeslee
    Partner

    *I/T and Business Planning, Preston Thompson Guitars
    *Retired I/T Exec, Programming, Systems Analysis, Network Engineering 1966-2009
    *Northwestern University, Evanston IL; Cal State, Northridge CA

Advisors

Previous Investors

  • Daniel Stewart
    Owner/Founder
    Preston Thompson
    Owner/Founder
    Unconfirmed

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