Bishop Cochran, a ten year Guild member, is now a guitarist and songwriter living in Spain. He has been a designer of guitars and amps, and he is the designer and manufacturer of the first plunge router base for the Dremel tools. He has designed many tools for both Allied Lutherie and LMI. His router bases are currently listed at Allied Lutherie and sold through the shop in Portland, Oregon and Bishop’s website.
▪ bio current as of 2008
2002
AL#72 p.62
Bishop Cochran
▪ A manufacturer of guitar amp kits.
1998
AL#55 p.63 BRB5 p.477
Bishop Cochran
▪ The reviewer finds that this book is weak on pickup design considerations but that it will ultimately set the luthier free to customize his sound and escape the high cost of commercial pickups.
1996
AL#48 p.14 BRB4 p.386
Jonathon Peterson Bishop Cochran
▪ Cochran is a player/maker of electric and acoustic/electric guitars who uses machine shop equipment and supplies to create his instruments. The emphasis is on precision work, duplicable procedures, and practical designs. With 26 photos.
1994
AL#38 p.56 BRB4 p.485
Bishop Cochran
▪ The ‘hurricane blower’, a rubber bulb-type blower used by photographers to keep their equipment clean.