I'm currently living in Austin, Texas pursuing a dream I started 7 years ago (in a little place I call home, Salem, Oregon), which is building guitars for a living! I attended Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery in Phoenix, AZ in the Spring of 2006. I learned the basics of how, and why a guitar is built the way it is, and we also spent some time doing repair work. It took me awhile to get there, but by way of my personality, work experience, and the ability to build one of the nicest acoustic and electric guitars (I also started a 6 string bass) without much prior woodworking experience, they gave me a good recommendation when it came to job placement. Once I finished school I was interviewed and hired by Collings Guitars in Austin, Texas. So I flew back to Oregon, packed my things, and moved to Austin, Texas! I love what I do for a living (building all the electric guitar necks), I'm comfortable with my position and place in life, and the weather here in Austin is amazing... along with all the live music I have at my fingertips!I GOT MARRIED!!!For those of you that don't already know, or haven't heard about it through the grapevine... it's true, I got married. I also adopted the cutest little 4 month old baby boy, named Jack. I met Natalie about a year ago in Portland, Oregon when visiting family and friends. We keep in touch via text messaging, phone calls, and emails, along with the occasional trip for her to Texas, or back to Oregon for me! We decided we'd get married when I flew back to Oregon this last March (for my older brother's wedding coincidentally). It was nothing elaborate, just at the courthouse in Hillsboro, no family (they didn't even know at the time, ha ha), just a couple of good friends as witnesses! After a month and a half of being apart, Natalie and Jack finally moved to Austin, and we've been a happy little family ever since. I've already taken Jack to his first concert, ZZ Top... he fell asleep 5 or 6 songs into it though. He already loves swimming... how could you not when it's 100 degrees out all summer! I've gotten pretty lucky, I've only been pee'd on once (sorry Natalie, she's taken the worst of it)... ah, the life of being a proud parent!!!That's about all I have to say at the moment... I'll be updating my photo's periodically, so if you're interested, check'em out!
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