1894
Four Generations · One Obsession

We Build Like They
Used To In The Motherland

130 years of sawdust in our blood. From Armenian master carpenters to Los Angeles luxury gaming tables — this is a family story written in wood, steel, and an immigrant work ethic that doesn't know how to quit.

Begin the Story
1894
1894
1894
1894
1st Generation
The Master Carpenter
In the heart of the Ottoman Empire, a master carpenter begins a legacy that will survive genocide, cross continents, and span 130 years. His hands shape wood the way his descendants will shape an industry.
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1915
1915
2nd Generation · Born
Born Into The Fire
A son is born in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide — one of history's darkest chapters. Into chaos and displacement, a child carries his father's gift in his hands and the unshakeable resolve of a survivor in his bones.
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1943
1943
2nd Generation
Master Craftsman
At 28, the survivor's son earns the title his father held before him — Master Craftsman. His specialty: precision joinery and the kind of obsessive detail work that machines still can't replicate. Every joint tight enough to last centuries.
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1952
GABRIEL
& SONS
2nd Generation
Gabriel & Sons Est.
The family name goes on the door. Gabriel & Sons opens specializing in high-end piano cabinetry — the most demanding woodworking discipline on earth. If you can build a piano cabinet, you can build anything.
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1965
GEN III
3rd Generation
The Legend Continues
Grandfather picks up the chisel. Trained from childhood in the Gabriel & Sons workshop, he expands the business while preserving the uncompromising standards of his father. The family reputation becomes regional, then international.
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1984
1984
4th Generation · Born
New Blood
The 4th generation is born. Raised in workshops where sawdust was the air freshener and precision wasn't optional — it was oxygen. A childhood steeped in craft, heritage, and the unspoken expectation that you build things right or you don't build them at all.
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1989
EASTERN EUROPE
→ AMERICA
3rd Generation · Immigration
The Crossing
Father immigrates to America from Eastern Europe in 1989 — a master craftsman carrying nothing but his tools and a family tradition that stretches back nearly a century. The Berlin Wall falls. A new chapter begins in a new country.
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2000s
LEGENDARY
3rd Generation
Industry Legend
Father becomes legendary in the electronics manufacturing industry — applying the same Old World craftsmanship precision to modern technology. The family philosophy remains unchanged: if your name is on it, it better be perfect.
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TODAY
HDG
4th Generation · Now
High Desert Gaming
130 years of craft converge in Los Angeles. With immigrant work ethic and radical transparency, the 4th generation builds luxury gaming tables the way they used to in the motherland — by hand, without shortcuts, and with a name worth standing behind.
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// The Promise
"We don't build tables.
We continue a conversation
that started in 1894."

Every table that leaves our shop carries four generations of knowledge in its joints. Fresh leadership, old-school standards, and the kind of transparency that only comes from people who have nothing to hide and everything to prove.

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