Fri, 10 May 2024 05:05:20 -0500WeeblyMon, 27 Jun 2022 20:26:13 GMThttps://thunderbridgestudio.com/why-we-focus-on-the-craft/thunderbridge-studio-is-named-after-an-actual-bridge-in-rural-michigan-situated-about-a-mile-from-the-home-i-grew-up-in-it-was-one-of-the-last-remaining-hand-hewn-wood-plank-bridges-in-the-area-however-since-it-was-old-and-not-meticulously-mainta​Thunderbridge Studio is named after an actual bridge in rural Michigan.  Situated about a mile from the home I grew up in, it was one of the last remaining hand-hewn wood plank bridges in the area.  However, since it was old not well-maintained, the wood planks became loose.  As cars traversed the expanse, the planks rattled, groaned and boomed, and created a sound like distant rolling thunder.  The kids in our area called it "Rattly Bridge" or "Thunder Bridge" and the name stuck.  

To this day, I still love the sound of distant thunder in the summer.  I named my studio after that old plank bridge, in a salute to vintage, handmade craftmanship and that wonderful feeling of a hot summer evening's limitless possibilities. 

Have you ever heard the rattle of distant thunder, and remembered those wonderful, long days of your childhood summers?  ]]>