Seattle Shop

Randy Parsons repairs, modifies and builds guitars. The business has five shop locations (Seattle-Kirkland-Tacoma-Tukwila-Spokane). It is the Pacific Northwest’s premier custom shop.

Dagna Barrera

Dagna Barrera began working on guitars in Sweden. She came to America to attend the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery (the nations top school for guitar making), which she graduated from in 2000. She held an apprenticeship under Michael Dolan of California, fine tuning her skills as a custom guitar maker and repair technician. She has also studied and developed a special talent in the area of Inlay art. Dagna is a very gifted luthier with too many skills to list. Dagna has been with the Parsons Guitar Shop since 2002.

Persia

Persia is the top apprentice. Persia is taking a trip back through time, learning guitar making techniques lost during the industrial revolution.

Yoshimi

Yoshimi is currently serving a 2 years apprenticeship sentence. Yoshimi is a gifted technician and shows great promise as a luthier. Yoshimi's sentence has been extended two years for bad behavior.

Natalia

Natalia Shop manager. Natalia began working in the shop at age 16, now in her mid 20's she handles some of the more important business operations.

Brittany Makin

Held the position of personal assistant to Randy Parsons from 2006-2008. A truly evolving job that she handled with quick thinking and street smarts.

Tacoma - Ron Puccetti

Ron Puccetti Ron is developing a huge reputation in Tacoma as being “the man”. After successfully running a repair shop in Saratoga Cal. for 10 years. Ron joins Parsons with a vast amount of experience.

Tukwila - Cody Green

Cody Green. Cody graduated from the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery, the nation's top school for guitar making. After graduation Cody held an apprenticeship under famed guitar maker Jack Pimentel.

Kirkland - Charlie Mason

Charlie Mason. Charlie is a madman with a soldering gun. Electronic modifications are his specialty. Charlie joins Parsons after many years of running his own shop.