Technicians

Jake Sharp is the manager of our repair department.  Jake trained at the Roberto-Venn School of Lutherie in Phoenix, Arizona, where he learned to build both acoustic and electric guitars.  He has since built several impressive instruments of his own design.  As a player, Jake favors jazz styles, and released his own CD, Brilliant Shadows in 2006.  In 2007 he won a place on Billboard's competitive list of Top 500 Songwriters Worldwide.  Due to his knowledge of and experience with instruments, Jake also assists with sales and customer service. 

Foster has been playing guitar for over 15 years. In addition to performing professionally across the United States, Foster worked for several years as an audio engineer in Atlanta and New Orleans. In 2019, after years of tinkering with his own instruments, Foster began apprenticing under local luthier and former Maple Street technician Jeff Henry. He has since oriented his lifelong love of sound and craftsmanship towards instrument repair. 

Originally from Fort Plain, NY, John discovered lutherie after completing a music degree at SUNY Oneonta. The desire to work on his own instruments led him to enroll at Atlanta Guitar Works where he learned foundations for repair and building. That led to a short mentorship in Massachusetts with Greg Raynard followed by a move to Seattle, Washington in 2015. While in Seattle, John worked for Warmoth Guitar Products and then Mike Lull’s Guitar Works, honing his repair and electric guitar building skills. Things came full circle at the start of 2022 with another cross-country move to Atlanta, where his journey in lutherie began. When not at the shop, John enjoys jamming with friends, winding pickups, going on the occasional jog, and spending time with his amazing wife, Christine.