Luthier Preston Thompson passed away two years ago this month, but his legacy lives on in the Thompson Guitars shop in Sisters, Oregon, where a small team of builders continues to craft the instruments he refined. In this recently released video, Preston discusses the Style-42 dreadnought he built for bluegrass star Charles Sawtelle in 1986.

Also check out Peghead Nation co-founder Scott Nygaard demonstrating the guitar in our video studio!

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The Reptilian | Thompson Guitars Thompson's Simon Haycraft discusses a new custom guitar with a rattlesnake theme. Read More

Thompson D-SBA-42 | Elderly Instruments A great Preston Thompson dreadnought built in 2020. Read More

Chris Luquette: City Suite for Two Guitars | Thompson Guitars Flatpicking guitar virtuoso introduces his new album of guitar duets at the Thompson Guitars workshop. Read More

Billy Strings | Thompson Guitars The flatpicking star visits Thompson Guitars' shop in Sisters, Oregon. Read More

Body Binding | Thompson Guitars Thompson luthier Olivia Elia walks through the process of installing binding on a 0000 guitar. Read More

Preston Thompson D-EIA | Trey Hensley The flatpicking master demonstrates his brand new dreadnought from Thompson Guitars. Read More

Molly Tuttle’s Signature Sinker Dreadnought | Preston Thompson Guitars The guitarist, singer, and songwriter plays and talks about her beautiful new signature model guitar. Read More

Thompson Masterpiece Series | Thompson Guitars A look at a koi fish-themed Thompson Masterpiece guitar. Read More

Preston Thompson Guitars | Short Film from One Sky Films Members of the Thompson Guitar crew talk about the heart and passion that goes into the instruments they make. Read More

Billy Strings Gifts Signature Model Guitar to His Dad | Preston Thompson Guitars The guitarist and songwriter surprises his father with the first Billy Strings signature model Thompson DBS-EIA. Read More