CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
3 January 2005
Implementation Investments
McPherson Guitars Employs SolidWorks to Create Unique Design of Acoustic Guitars Played by Grammy-award Winning Musicians
Leading SolidWorks reseller Graphics Systems Corporation (GXSC), headquartered in Menomonee Falls, WI is pleased to announce McPherson Guitars of Sparta, WI is the latest "Spotlight Customer" featured on their website http://www.gxsc.com . Each quarter, Graphics Systems highlights a different customer to share their experiences in using SolidWorks 3D CAD software and its solution partner products.
McPherson Guitars designs and builds acoustic guitars that produce a range and depth of sound that no other guitar can create. Innovations such as their signature offset sound hole, state-of-the-art laminated bracing system, and cantilever "floating" neck design contribute to this. This unique design is the reason McPherson is the guitar of choice for Grammy award winning musicians Vince Gill, Steven Curtis Chapman and other discerning artists like Paul Overstreet and Amy Grant.
Programmer Dean Johnson uses SolidWorks to design specific fixtures and individual parts for the production of the guitars. McPherson Guitars began using SolidWorks after realizing that their previous software lacked capabilities critical to their needs. The company bought SolidWorks from Graphics Systems and is extremely pleased with the post-sales service. "They provide excellent tech support and the teachers in the classroom add the finishing touches to a great product." attests Johnson.
The entire Spotlight Customer article, complete with a design gallery, can be viewed online at http://www.gxsc.com/successes_spotlightcustomer.htm . From there, visitors can check out past Spotlight Customers who have also done extraordinary things with SolidWorks in their businesses. For more information on the Spotlight Customer program, please contact Michelle Hansen at 800-454-CADD ext. 117 or email michelle.hansen@gxsc.com .
Located in Sparta, WI, McPherson Guitars is a company that has been designing and building guitars since 1981. Two decades ago, McPherson revolutionized the acoustic guitar world by introducing its unique Offset Soundhole TechnologyT. This breakthrough design increased the total flexible surface area on the central part of the instrument, and has become their unmistakable signature. Since then, McPherson has continued to be a pioneer in the marketplace with their state-of the-art bracing and cantilevered neck design.
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