Baden acoustics

[BrentNelson]

I posted a similar thread on the AGF forum and wonder if anyone here has seen these guitars.  I wandered into one of my local shops yesterday to find 6 acoustics by a maker I'd never heard of before -- Baden.  Apparently, they are made in Vietnam by former Taylor employee TJ Baden.  Woods were great.  Fit and finish very good.  Bone nut/saddles.  And tonally I thought they were pretty impressive.  Looks like he's building both a grand auditorium and a dread.  His dread shape is a bit unique...but I liked it.  All in all, I thought pretty impressive instruments at prices comparable to similar Taylors.

I'd heard NOTHING of these...no buzz on the internet or elsewhere.  And don't yet see anything.  Anyone else heard of or played these?

Brent (Madison, WI)