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Katahdin Studio in the News!
Katahdin Studio Furniture is honored by a profile in Maine's largest newspaper, the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. The article by Ray Routhier provides accurate detail on several facets of our small, but growing company.
I hope you will click on the link above and perhaps learn a few new things about us, or at least be entertained.
Use Your Imagination!
We stand ready to work with you to create a personalized and stunning piece that will accommodate your exact requirements.
Like what you see but need it modified? We can do that or we can design and create a special piece for you.
E-mail or call Toll Free 1-888-783-2969.
Notes from our customers:
"The cabinet arrived last Saturday PROMPTLY and in excellent order. And is absolutely gorgeous...Once again, thank you for your kind attention to the concept, design and building of yet another wonderful piece of furniture for me.
"Put me down as a very satisfied customer. Not only is this music cabinet beautiful, but the construction is indeed heirloom quality. The attention to excellence is clear in every detail..."
"The most magnificent stand is up and already in use. It is absolutely gorgeous, and it looks like the room was made for it. I can't express how pleased I am with it - it is perfect in every way...Thank you so much for making such a work of art...
Quality & Design
Katahdin Studio Furniture's Approach to Quality & Design
My name is John Stass. My crew and I build music furniture that is bench made one-at-a time right here in Maine. My pieces have an earthy character. They are honest and unpretentious, and integrate well with a wide variety of decors and motifs.
Unlike many of my competitors who import their products from Asia, I use solid wood construction. You will never see particleboard anywhere in a Katahdin piece of furniture. In fact, only my cabinet back panels and drawer bottoms are made from wood veneer, and this is because veneer is the strongest natural material for these purposes. If you buy cherry furniture from me… you get solid cherry furniture, not a cheaper wood stained to look like cherry. The same holds true with all my wood selections.
Every piece of Katahdin music furniture has a hand rubbed tung oil finish. Tung oil brings out the sincerity of the wood. I see no need to mask a wood's personality with heavily pigmented stains. However, sometimes I have a client who is looking for a special effect, or is trying to match other pieces in a particular room. So at the request of a client, I will work to match a color to a particular taste.
You will also notice that Katahdin furniture has a minimum of hardware. Sometimes I will use a touch of brass to add an accent, but usually hardware is used strictly as a matter of functionality such as in hinges or latches. Unfortunately, many cabinetmakers use hardware to save time, or to compensate for a lack of design prowess.
The details that distinguish Katahdin music furniture from the competition are evident in the clean designs of the pieces, and in the beauty of the wood itself. The shapes and forms that I favor do not follow trends, but rather are those that we are familiar with and have held up against the test of time.
Katahdin Studio products are installed in the music rooms of many famous musicians such as Melissa Etheridge. My custom designs are in museums, libraries and churches.
I would love to create a special piece for you. Contact me toll free at 1-888-783-2969 or email at john@katahdinstudio.com.