![]() This is what they call the ” finishing side” of the factory, which was a part of the facility expansion. “And then that goes into the painting processes, final assembly stringing up the guitars testing the guitars,” says Josh Taborski who is the facility director for the factory. Employees sand the raw wood and assemble the body of the guitar. The process begins on the woodworking side of the facility. ![]() “The average time to build our standard models takes about 13-15 working days,” says Ruffatto. The product development manager at the factory, Don Ruffatto says building a Gibson quality guitar from scratch is quite the process. “I’m the very last person at the end of the line here,” says Teffeteller. He then writes the warranty card and sends the guitar off to the shipping department. “I make sure all the components are correct on it and that it’s playing correctly.” "I play every single guitar that comes on my bench,” says Teffeteller. Teffeteller has been playing the guitar for about 20 years. ![]() ![]() “This factory is so big and there’s so many moving parts, there’s always something to learn,” says Jim Teffeteller who has worked at the Gibson acoustic factory for 11 years. The factory's recent expansion will provide around 100-200 new job opportunities. BOZEMAN - The Gibson acoustic guitar factory in Bozeman supplies guitars to artists like Slash, Jimmy Page, Luke Combs, and Sheryl Crow.
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