John Wlaker worked at the Flatiron Mandolin & Banjo Company at Bozeman in the 1980s before moving to the Gibson Montana division when they bought Flatiron. He left Gibson in 1995 and moved to Seattle to work with Tacoma Guitars and Michael Gurian. In 2001he worked with Steve Andersen - a buidler of fine archtop guitars and mandolins. He started his own brand in 2004 - producing high quality acoustic guitars

Source: John Walker Guitars website (23 June 2021)