Being someone who likes to take on new challenges that build and expand on skills, Tim Brockman set out to build his first two guitars in 1999. The archtop style popularized by John D’Angelico was definfitely an ambitious undertaking that required great attention to detail. Although some people new to the art might write off their first instrument as a learning process, the Brockman Premier made a big impression on Cincinnati’s legendary Kenny Poole.