Team Members
Welcome to our Team Members page! Get to know the faces behind our organization as we introduce our dedicated team members and their unique contributions. Discover the individuals driving our mission forward with passion and expertise.
Jim Harris
Owner, Woodworker, Luthier and Video creator
Jim began woodworking about 20 years ago as a hobby in college. He would build various items for the house borrowing shop space from his parent’s garage. In 2017, he had his first dedicated space for woodworking and started developing his shop. Around that time, he started posting Youtube videos of progress. Surprisingly, after a few months of creating videos the channel really started to grow. By 2019 or 2020, the channel had amassed almost 40K subscribers. This Youtube channel success in woodworking lead him to meet Luthier Eric Shaefer. With his help, Jim built his first acoustic guitar. From the beginning of that project, he was hooked and between 2020 and the end of 2022, he built at least a half dozen instruments. After studying with Eric, he began seeking out additional instruction in Luthiery, Double bevel Marquetry and inlay, CNC machining, Finish work and others. In 2023, he formed LastingBuild Luthiery, LLC with the intention of building high quality instruments with the intent to sell them at a reasonable and fair price.
Wayne
CNC Machinist
Wayne is Jim’s dad. He is retired and now runs the CNC machine part-time for the shop. He is currently running a Powermatic 2x4. He is machining shop molds and fixtures and many parts for our guitars. To name a few, he is creating precision milled braces and blocks, bridges, fretboards and head plates.
Parker
Musician
Parker has been playing guitar, and writing and recording music for over two decades. Parker’s music has been inspired by guitarists such as Don Ross, Andy McKee, Jose Gonzalez and Tyson Motsenbocker. Parker is testing overall playability for quality and showcasing our guitars to bring the beauty and depth of their sound to prospective and future customers, partners and friends. Check out sound samples from Parker in our online store!
Arrow
Shop dog
Loves chasing ground hogs and taking long naps in the shop. His level of productivity has not improved since the first guitar.