Clinesmith Guitars' shop in Oregon has burned

[Bob Womack]

Todd Clinesmith, maker of Clinesmith Console, Resonator, and Lap Steel Guitars, has lost his shop in Idleyld Park. It was a total loss. The family is safe and their goats and pigs made it. For some reason his adjacent house with cedar siding survived, thank God, but the shop with all his tools, tooling, and carefully collected wood, is gone. He and his wife worked really hard every year to clear the undergrowth around his house and shop.

Here is a shot of him surveying the loss...


He has already located some possible shop space to rent and is planning to rebuild. He's looking for the tools he'll need, He's looking for a Bridgeport Milling Machine and a South Bend lathe in the surrounding states and is willing to travel to get them.

He'll be taking orders on his steel bars but asks for patience as he works through the challenges. More, HERE.

Bob

[David Eastwood]

How awful. I’m very familiar with his work, particularly from lusting after his beautiful lap steels, which would show up on the Steel Guitar Forum periodically.

Thank goodness his house was spared, at least.

[Riverwolf]

That is called the Highway of Waterfalls. (138)
We know it well.
Sorry for his loss.
The whole highway is level 3 get out now.

[Fogducker]

John Greven is out there in Portland, Oregon building guitars now. I wonder how he's doing in this current mess.

Fog

[J Patrick]

Originally Posted by Fogducker

John Greven is out there in Portland, Oregon building guitars now. I wonder how he's doing in this current mess.

Fog

Portland has never been threatened by the fires this time around..but the smoke has been impacting them...the air quality index here in Silverton about 40 miles southeast of Portland has been has been in the dangerous range for a week....

[CoolerKing]

What a tragedy.