The Story Behind O'Gorman Guitars
In this blog post i'll talk about O'Gorman Guitars and their founder, Brendan O'Gorman. How we met, what his guitars are like and how he started in this world of...
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At the start, I began like most other luthiers, by tinkering and modifying some instruments I had as a teenager.
I then stumbled across the Musical Instrument course run by London Metropolitan University.
I went through my degree honing the basics of instrument making, and dabbling in more adventurous designs, such as Sympitars.
After I finished my degree with a first, I continued my studies to complete a masters degree in Musical Instruments in London. It was at this point I moved from my home village of Storrington, West Sussex, up to Downpatrick, Northern Ireland to join the ranks of one of Europe’s most renowned guitar-making companies, Lowden Guitars.
I spent 7 years there and was lucky enough to work in many different departments such as soundboard carving, inlays, and soundboard making, working on thousands of guitars during my time in the company.
After this and during the 2022 lockdown I decided to venture into self-employment once again, taking JKM Guitars and putting it out into the world.
It’s been an exciting journey getting to this point, so now I can’t wait to make more noisy boxes in the future!
Jacob K Menear BSc, Ma.
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