Touchstone models are built in partnership with Eastman to Dana Bourgeois's designs and voicing specifications, and the model names map directly onto the Maine-built line. A /TS in the title marks a Touchstone build, so an OM Vintage/TS is the Touchstone take on the OM Vintage.

About the Touchstone Series

Touchstone exists to deliver a Dana Bourgeois OM or dreadnought at a price a gigging player can justify. The guitars are built in partnership with Eastman to Bourgeois designs, with voicing specifications worked out by Dana himself. In the lineup, Touchstone sits between the Maine-built professional line and the entry level Downeast series.

The series covers the heart of the Bourgeois catalog: the Signature D and Signature OM, the Country Boy dreadnought, slope shoulder models, and Vintage/TS builds that follow the traditional appointments of their Maine counterparts.

Why Buy Your Touchstone at Righteous Guitars

  • Every guitar is inspected and set up before it ships
  • guitars over $3,000 get a PLEK setup to your preferred string gauge and tuning at Georgia's only PLEK station
  • The whole showroom is humidity controlled, so every flattop is stored properly from the day it arrives
  • Video and phone demos available: hear the exact guitar before you buy
  • In-stock guitars ship insured the same day
  • Trade-ins welcome and financing available

Frequently asked questions

What is the Bourgeois Touchstone series?

Touchstone is the Bourgeois line built in partnership with Eastman to Dana Bourgeois's designs and voicing specifications. Model names follow the Maine-built line, so a Touchstone Signature OM is built to the same recipe as its Maine counterpart.

What does /TS mean in a Bourgeois model name?

The /TS suffix marks a Touchstone series build. An OM Vintage/TS is the Touchstone version of the OM Vintage.

How do Touchstone guitars differ from Maine-built Bourgeois models?

Both carry Dana Bourgeois designs. Maine-built guitars are voiced individually by hand at the Lewiston shop; Touchstone guitars are built to Dana's voicing specifications in the Eastman partnership workshop, which is what makes the lower price possible.