Tim Teel is the Sole Proprietor of Teel Guitar Works and currently serves as the Director of Instrument Design for C.F. Martin & Co. With the help of his Grandfather (who also worked at Martin for many years), Tim became interested in luthierie at a very young age and has achieved expert status as a craftsman. Tim has served many roles at Martin Guitar. He spearheaded the design and implementation of the popular X series guitars, which use non-traditional materials. He also designed Martin’s “Concept” holographic guitars, the unique Alternative X instruments with aluminum soundboards, and the highly popular Cowboy X and Hawaiian X Limited Edition models. Tim has also worked on many other high-end traditional projects such as Golden Era & Authentic Editions as well as the D-50 and D-100 LE models just to mention a few. Tim also serves as one of the instructors for the “Martin Guitar Design Course” which is held every year at the Northampton Community College. This course helps students design and build a model instrument of their imagination.