Custom precision luthier parts
Precision machining and artisan craftsmanship for master builders.
Custom OEM Manufacturing, crafted for tone.
We offer full-service, collaborative contract manufacturing for luthiers. From initial CAD consultation and custom fixture engineering to CAM programming and precision CNC milling, we serve as your outsourced production partner.
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Whether you have a fully realized concept or just an initial sketch of a new instrument, we partner with you to bring it to life. We can help develop brand-new designs from the ground up or work with your existing CAD models, ensuring every feature is optimized. By providing expert Design for Manufacturing (DFM) feedback early on, we help streamline production, minimize material waste, and ensure that your design translates flawlessly from the page to the part.
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Instrument components feature complex, organic geometries.. To achieve absolute accuracy and protect valuable tonewoods, we engineer and build dedicated workholding solutions—including custom vacuum fixtures, multi-stage jigs, and specialized work holding. This bespoke engineering ensures your parts remain perfectly rigid and stable throughout the entire machining process, allowing for repeatable, high-tolerance results on every single run.
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The secret to flawless wood components lies in how the machine is instructed to move. We develop optimized, high-precision CAM toolpaths written specifically for the unique grain characteristics, densities, and behaviors of instrument-grade hardwoods. By carefully configuring spindle speeds, feed rates, stepovers, and specialized milling operations, we eliminate tool deflection, prevent tear-out, and deliver crisp, pristine edges that respect the integrity of the wood.
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This is where code meets craft. Utilizing state-of-the-art CNC machinery, we execute the final production of your components with uncompromising accuracy and repeatability. Our process delivers exact tolerances that drastically reduce your manual bench-work time, leaving you with flawlessly machined parts that are uniform, structurally sound, and ready for final assembly and finish.
“Just a quick note stating how happy I am working with Eric. He’s not only a pleasure to work with but extremely knowledgeable and capable of giving me exactly what I’m looking for.”
— Chuck Thornton, founder of CP Thornton Guitars