Hi, I’m Daniel. Nice to meet you! I’ve been living in San Luis Obispo, California since 2009. My passion for guitars and music began in the early ‘90s and has stuck with me ever since. No matter what I’ve done since then, it was always there in the background as I’ve journeyed through different career paths and artistic endeavors. It’s why I started making guitars in 2018.

Fundamentally, I feel like I owe a good portion of my creative instincts to my family. I’m a fifth generation professional woodworker, but my family surname is an anglicized version of the German word for locksmith: Schlosser. My keyhole shaped truss rod covers are a nod to that trade heritage.

Before making guitars full time I worked as a finish carpenter where I got to know the ins and outs of precision wood work. I also spent over a decade working as a professional bike mechanic where I had opportunities to make custom tuned race bike parts for competition at the highest international level, an endeavor I really gravitated towards. During that period, many people got to know me through my YouTube video appearances in the Art’s Cyclery Ask a Mechanic video series and my work as a Tour Insider presenter during the NBC Sports TV broadcast of the Amgen Tour of California cycling race. My innate curiosity has led to a good amount of career experimentation over the years. It’s provided me a with a broad design perspective and skillset.

I hope we’ll get to talk at some point and answer any questions you might have about my work. I’m looking forward to working with you and making your dream guitar a reality!