I have long been enamored by craftspeople and their trades. One of the greatest assets this world can have are people who make things, real things that you can touch and see and pass on down to children and grandchildren. These things represent us and allow a piece of us to continue living in the lives of the ones we love.
There is a craftsman out in California doing some pretty amazing work in the world of guitar parts fabrication, guitar builds and custom design. His name is TK Smith and his website is tksmith.net
It seems TK has had his hands in a lot of different activities over the years, all of which have helped inform him when it comes to the world of guitar design. TK is heavily inspired by the work of Paul Bigsby and is doing his part to keep Bigsbys legacy alive. Bigsby guitar designs are some of the most beautiful pieces of art that you will ever see in the guitar world and TK clearly takes the passing of the torch seriously.
I strongly urge you to take a trip to TK's website as it is filled with amazing photos of his work as well as many video clips of him and his customers playing their TK Smith instruments. These guitars sound and look great. The kind of instrument that you hold on to for life and pass down through the generations.
Welcome to Your Grandpa's Guitar. A blog dedicated to the guitars our grandparents may have owned. I hope to emphasize depression era instruments with an even greater emphasis on the so called working mans guitar. Guitars that were made and/or distributed by such companies as Regal, Sears and Roebuck(i.e. Supertone), Maybell/Slingerland, Tonk Brothers, Kay, Harmony and more. I hope you enjoy!!
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