Dana Bourgeois
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Oct 11, 2026
Jim NewcombGUEST
I've come to respect tremendously.
Jim NewcombGUEST
And at the first summit, I remember sitting outside and at the bar next door, the Daily, and drinking a beer and With Ken Parker and Dana Bourgeois as they explained to me the intricacies of bracing.
Jim NewcombGUEST
And it sounds like, you know, the only person in the world who would enjoy this would be like a fellow luthier.
Jim NewcombGUEST
But as a total non-luthier, it was fascinating to me.
Jason ChapmanHOST
That's why I find it kind of silly to go.
Jason ChapmanHOST
And again, even Dana said, I went to the factory in Beijing and the Eastman factory was building more hand-built guitars than me.
Jason ChapmanHOST
He said it on camera.
Jason ChapmanHOST
Yeah.
10 MINS LATER
John ChapmanHOST
Yeah, you missed out on that one.
John ChapmanHOST
I find that one to be a little bit silly, too.
John ChapmanHOST
But that said, when Dana talked about the Plek machine, his line was the exact line that Bob Taylor said.
John ChapmanHOST
Yeah, Dana Bourgeois.
Jason ChapmanHOST
... binding.
Jason ChapmanHOST
That's why I find it kind of silly to go, and again, even Dana said, "I went to the factory in Beijing, and the Eastman factory was building more hand-built guitars than me."
John ChapmanHOST
Yes.
Jason ChapmanHOST
He said it on camera.
10 MINS LATER
Jason ChapmanHOST
We'll talk about that next
John ChapmanHOST
...
John ChapmanHOST
when Dana talked about the Plek machine, his line was the exact line that Bob Taylor said.
Jason ChapmanHOST
Dana Bourgeois, by the way.
John ChapmanHOST
Yeah, absolutely.
John ChapmanHOST
And then every company that's come out of this, you talk to Dana Bourgeois, why is he building a dreadnought that's similar to a Martin guitar? It's not the exact same thing.
John ChapmanHOST
It has to have a new voice.
John ChapmanHOST
It has to have a new space to be in there.
Jason ChapmanHOST
Yeah, absolutely.
Jason ChapmanHOST
And then every company that's come out of this, you talk to Dana Bourgeois, why is he building a dreadnought that's similar to a Martin guitar? It's not the exact same thing.
Jason ChapmanHOST
It has to have a new voice.
Jason ChapmanHOST
It has to have a new space to be in there.