Carbon fiber bridge plate.

[gitarro]

Originally Posted by CoolerKing

When I learned the lengths to which TJ goes, including but not limited to the aforementioned suntanning of bridge plates, and the buying off eBay of trashed old martins as parts donors, it made me feel a lot better about my own obsessive compulsive tendencies. 😁

Of all the luthiers still working, he may be one of the most elusive in the sense of guitars he built appearing on this forum being posted about or put on sale. He must have built few in his career having spent most of it restoring old Martins and doing his magic on them. But he is spoken of in revered tones no matter in martin forums or boutique guitar forums for the tone he is able to achieve.

[CoolerKing]

Originally Posted by gitarro

Of all the luthiers still working, he may be one of the most elusive in the sense of guitars he built appearing on this forum being posted about or put on sale. He must have built few in his career having spent most of it restoring old Martins and doing his magic on them. But he is spoken of in revered tones no matter in martin forums or boutique guitar forums for the tone he is able to achieve.

I am incredibly lucky to be in some level of the circle of trust; ive played a few of his repairs, but only one of his originals. They are special, and are like trying to find a needle in a needlestack. Its like trying to get a Henderson and a Kim Walker on the same day. [emoji23]

[gitarro]

Originally Posted by CoolerKing

When I learned the lengths to which TJ goes, including but not limited to the aforementioned suntanning of bridge plates, and the buying off eBay of trashed old martins as parts donors, it made me feel a lot better about my own obsessive compulsive tendencies. 😁

Originally Posted by CoolerKing

I am incredibly lucky to be in some level of the circle of trust; ive played a few of his repairs, but only one of his originals. They are special, and are like trying to find a needle in a needlestack. Its like trying to get a Henderson and a Kim Walker on the same day. [emoji23]

That would indeed be rare!

There was a member of umgf who not only had multiple pristine prewar martins including one or two 1930 OMs in fantastic condition and he also owned a couple of T J Thompson OMs. Talk about the mother lode...

I once owned a Schoenberg Soloist which had its top that had been voiced by Thompson at the beginning of his career but rhta is the closest I have ever come to having or playing a athompson original...