Posted by willie shepherd on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Sound To Earth traces its origins to the Flatiron Company in Bozeman, Montana. Most of our employees started at Flatiron in the 1980's, before Flatiron became a part of Gibson. From May of 1987 to December of 1996, all of our luthiers and most of our support personnel worked for Gibson building Gibson and Flatiron mandolins. The "Montana Era", of Gibson/Flatiron, is remembered for the consistent, high quality of the instruments that were built here and for the great customer service from Paula Jean Lewis and Bruce Weber.
In 1996, Gibson decided to move Flatiron to Nashville. None of us were willing to move. We live in Montana because we like the scenic beauty of the mountains, the fresh air, and the people who live here. Bruce Weber, the general manager and head luthier of the Flatiron division, founded Sound To Earth so that we could continue to build the instruments that we love in the midst of the country that we love.
3 comments on “Weber Instruments "A short history"”
MontanaLutherie Says:
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 @8:40:54 AM
Recently received an email from a fellow who bought our 15th instrument, 15 years ago (an Aspen). Fun stuff, and how time flies. I think there's a bluegrass song in there somewhere.
willie shepherd Says:
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 @3:11:39 PM
Any info about the 1st one? That's the one I would love to have.
MiG-19 Says:
Thursday, February 9, 2012 @6:36:03 PM
Add me to the list of very happy Webber owners! My Yellowstone HT is a fantastic work of art.
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