Ren Ferguson to join CMG as Vice President of Manufacturing and R&D for Guild brand

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Ugh. So where is this type of info supposed to be posted? Every time news is posted it's posted in a different section. That is soooo frustrating.
 
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CMG making all of the right moves so far. This is so important to the Guild brand, you have arguably the most renowned living luthier on the planet willing to re-invest into the brand & it is huge for continuity. This is HUGE & gives CMG & Guild instant credibility. If Ren's in, I'm in!
 
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Watasha said:
CMG making all of the right moves so far. This is so important to the Guild brand, you have arguably the most renowned living luthier on the planet willing to re-invest into the brand & it is huge for continuity. This is HUGE & gives CMG & Guild instant credibility. If Ren's in, I'm in!
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^^^^Well said indeed! Very exciting news so far on the future of Guild! I'm stoaked!
 
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True!
Ren, JT and Tim are in New Hartford right now. I had a short conversation with them this afternoon and we are all in for a refreshing change in the shepherding of the Guild brand going forward. I didn't hear one bit of conversation about 'moving units' or 'channel pressure' or any other corporate-speak. It was like talking to any other players who are passionate about building guitars and doing it right.

I think it's still too early to think about specific models that will be built out there, but they will have all of the tooling that was built in New Hartford. That's a really big deal. They are still trying to figure out which machines they want to move to Oxnard (which is likely why the deal hasn't closed yet), but I was assured that they are taking the '50's era back press for the arched-back guitars.

We spoke about the LMG events, and I think they will likely continue the tradition out in CA.

CMG will be handling all of the warranty service for Guilds.

They posted a notice this afternoon that they will interview the NH guys for jobs in CA. Awesome.

Guru, jr.
 
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Kim, this is the best news possible, and the best thing I've heard since word of the plant closing. Best wishes to all of you, everything you said seems like a positive, especially taking the tooling and some of the builders. Thanks for sharing!
 
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guru said:
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Ren, JT and Tim are in New Hartford right now. I had a short conversation with them this afternoon and we are all in for a refreshing change in the shepherding of the Guild brand going forward. I didn't hear one bit of conversation about 'moving units' or 'channel pressure' or any other corporate-speak. It was like talking to any other players who are passionate about building guitars and doing it right.

I think it's still too early to think about specific models that will be built out there, but they will have all of the tooling that was built in New Hartford. That's a really big deal. They are still trying to figure out which machines they want to move to Oxnard (which is likely why the deal hasn't closed yet), but I was assured that they are taking the '50's era back press for the arched-back guitars.

We spoke about the LMG events, and I think they will likely continue the tradition out in CA.

CMG will be handling all of the warranty service for Guilds.

They posted a notice this afternoon that they will interview the NH guys for jobs in CA. Awesome.

Guru, jr.
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Thank you so much for that news. This is far more encouraging than I think any of us could have possibly hoped for.
 
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Hello to all the guys in NH! This news is the best yet and all that I have hoped this transition could be so far. Getting started on the right foot is so important. Congrats Ren and I hope many more in NH will be able to remain with Guild. Everything you guys have done so far has been awesome and needs to continue. All my hopes are with the men and women that have kept Guild alive.
 
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Overall, terrific news: people (skills and tools), from NH, acoustic and electric guitars, production in the US.

Good job, CMG: very good decisions so far. Congrats on doing the right things. Thanks for keeping the brand alive!

All the best,
B.
 
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News keep getting better... so glad to hear about the interviews too!
Sounds like we're dealing with real competent and caring humans here. Awesome.
 
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After all the despair and then confusion of the past few weeks, I'm now feeling genuinely excited about Guild's future.

And maybe there will be an Orpheum in my future after all.
 
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guru said:
True!
Ren, JT and Tim are in New Hartford right now. I had a short conversation with them this afternoon and we are all in for a refreshing change in the shepherding of the Guild brand going forward. I didn't hear one bit of conversation about 'moving units' or 'channel pressure' or any other corporate-speak. It was like talking to any other players who are passionate about building guitars and doing it right.

I think it's still too early to think about specific models that will be built out there, but they will have all of the tooling that was built in New Hartford. That's a really big deal. They are still trying to figure out which machines they want to move to Oxnard (which is likely why the deal hasn't closed yet), but I was assured that they are taking the '50's era back press for the arched-back guitars.

We spoke about the LMG events, and I think they will likely continue the tradition out in CA.

CMG will be handling all of the warranty service for Guilds.

They posted a notice this afternoon that they will interview the NH guys for jobs in CA. Awesome.

Guru, jr.
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HOT DAMN !!!!!!!! :triumphant:
 
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guru said:
True!
Ren, JT and Tim are in New Hartford right now. I had a short conversation with them this afternoon and we are all in for a refreshing change in the shepherding of the Guild brand going forward. I didn't hear one bit of conversation about 'moving units' or 'channel pressure' or any other corporate-speak. It was like talking to any other players who are passionate about building guitars and doing it right.

I think it's still too early to think about specific models that will be built out there, but they will have all of the tooling that was built in New Hartford. That's a really big deal. They are still trying to figure out which machines they want to move to Oxnard (which is likely why the deal hasn't closed yet), but I was assured that they are taking the '50's era back press for the arched-back guitars.

We spoke about the LMG events, and I think they will likely continue the tradition out in CA.

CMG will be handling all of the warranty service for Guilds.

They posted a notice this afternoon that they will interview the NH guys for jobs in CA. Awesome.

Guru, jr.
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This is absolutely fantastic. I hope that at least some of you will be willing and able to make the move, so that you can continue doing what you've been doing so well: making great Guild guitars.
 
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