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I was raised on a farm. the same farm I now live on, complete with cows, chickens, goats, and a very friendly donkey. During my life I have always had a hobby of woodworking, building tables, chairs, book cases, and other wooden furniture. I have also played the guitar from a very early age. I spent over 25 years of my life climbing the corporate ladder at a flavoring and perfume manufacturing factory. |
I took an early retirement and moved to the Appalachian mountains where I started an Internet Provider company, a computer company, and a parts supply store. All of these were later sold and all but one of them still survives after many years. I have also worked for the Department of Defense as a sub contractor doing electronic and software engineering. After moving back home to take care of my aging parents, I began building guitars and also owning 3 different sawmills. I have sold the sawmills and now I build guitars full time with the help of my wife of 33+ years. I am a blessed man with a loving wife and a married daughter that is expecting to make me a grandfather soon. God has blessed me throughout all of my life and I give him the praise for all of my success. I am a member of the New Harvest fellowship Church in Hilliard, Florida where I play lead guitar in the praise and worship services. When I started building guitars, it was because I had studied and read everything I could find on the construction of the acoustic guitar already and spent countless hours of reading web sites that pertained to the construction of guitars. It was aslo with my wife's blessings and the favor of God that I began this journey. I also went through a guitar building school to learn more of the basics of building guitars, and I feel that has leap-frogged my career to where it is today. Some of the guitars I have built have been for professional players, but most of them have been for people that just love a good sounding guitar at a reasonable price. they are made by hand, in a converted garage that is now heated and air conditioned and built one at a time with the minimal of power tools. I do not have laser cutting machines for precision cuts and robots to put the parts together. They are made with my own hands. If you are looking for a laser cut perfect guitar, I am probably not the person you want to talk to about a guitar, but if you want a GREAT sounding guitar at a reasonable price, PLEASE email or call me and lets talk about building the guitar of your dreams. Thanks for reading! Ken |
Ken and Lori Hodges |