Podcast 333: Dana Bourgeois

"Everything flows from the music." - Dana Bourgeois

What happens when one of the world's most-loved domestic boutique
acoustic guitarmakers joins forces with an expansive Chinese
instrument maker? On this week's Fretboard Journal Podcast, we
talk about just that with Dana Bourgeois, founder of Bourgeois
guitars. We hear about how Bourgeois' partnership with Eastman
Instruments transpired back in 2019, how the two companies
currently collaborate on projects and even get the scoop on some
soon-to-be-released instruments that Dana is designing. Lastly,
we learn about the new transcontinentally-built Touchstone Series
guitars, designed and voiced by Dana's Maine-based team, but
largely built overseas. The result is an affordable take on the
kind of The FJ is proudly offering a Touchstone OM prototype for
sale on August 16, 2021 via this link:
https://shop.fretboardjournal.com/collections/merchandise/products/fj-exclusive-bourgeois-touchstone-om



Recorded June 10, 2021 via Zoom (sorry for the occasionally
glitchy audio).

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Don't forget, we now host an entire family of podcasts,
about everything from lutherie to home recording: Luthier on
Luthier; The Truth About Vintage Amps; The Truth About Recording
& Mixing;Acoustic Voices; and Sweep the Floor.


This episode is sponsored by Mono Cases, Folkway Music and
Retrofret Vintage Guitars. 

Extra thanks to Calton Cases and Martin Guitars for sponsoring
all that we do.