About

Tim and Mary McKnight are a husband and wife team who has created custom guitars in north central Ohio (USA) since 1992. Customers enjoy the experience of purchasing and designing their guitars as they become a part of the McKnight guitar family.

Tim is known as the hermit who must stay busy on his project while Mary handles the customer service of photo documenting each custom build process while reporting to the customer through emails and occasional phone calls keeping the customer in the know of details.

Woods from all over the world have made way to their shop. An annual private event called the McKnight McJam is a great way to meet the McKnight duo and to meet others who have trusted the McKnight team to build their guitars.

Visitors must make personal appointments by email (Tim@mcknightguitars.com) or call 740-223-6114 when desiring a visit to the McKnight shop. You can find more details at McKnightguitars.com. Better yet, buy this book and get many questions answered.

Areas of Expertise

Tim, an engineer by trade, later studied bracing details under the watchful eye of Ervin Somogyi. Tim's dad was a cabinet builder which allowed Tim to gain the education of learning why one cut of wood is better than another for sound and aesthetics.
While Mary has a God given talent to design the aesthetic of McKnight guitars she credits her dad who was a tree surgeon and landscaper. He often explained the benefits of seeing, smelling and tasting the characters of each wood.

Professional Affiliations

Grand Ole Opry and International Bluegrass Music Assoc.
Healdsburg Guitar Festival (LMII)
NAMM - (National Association Music Merchants)
South Florida Guitar Festival (Henry Lowenstein)
Memphis Guitar Festival (Bob Singer)
Montreal Jazz -Guitar festival (Jacque Andre' Dupont)
Santa Barbara Acoustic Instrument Celebration
Artisan Guitar Show (John Dietrich)
Southern Ohio Bluegrass festival
Invitational Luthiers Showcase Woodstock (Baker Rorick)