Rob Pope reached through the sound hole of a vintage acoustic guitar to install a sophisticated amplification system by feel deep inside the cavernous body, much like building a wooden ship in a ...

Master luthier Scott Baxendale (once long-time owner of the Colfax Guitar Shop and now has his own shop and lutherie academy in Athens, Georgia) has repaired or restored guitars for a ton of legendary ...

Today we found out that Jim DeCola isn't just a Master Luthier at Gibson – he's a secret inventor too. Well, not so secret anymore, thanks to the fine folks over at the new Gibson Gazette site (a ...

Acclaimed luthier Steve Grimes is about to hold a major celebration, “The One Grand Party,” at the King Kamehameha Golf Club’s Waikapu Ballroom on Feb. 29. Celebrating the release of his 1,000th ...

Jeffrey Elliott believes there are two kinds of guitar-makers: technical and intuitive. He places himself in the latter category. “Any time I was on the fence about something and I did the thing that ...

IT has made guitars for some of the world's best known artists, from home-grown talent like Van Morrison to international superstars such as Bruce Springsteen. And this week Avalon Guitars opened the ...

If you attended a Hollywood Bowl concert between 1981 and 2013, the bench you sat on might now be part of a high-end Fender guitar. Your spilt beer, sweat and even tears from that fondly remembered ...

In the late 1960s, bluegrass musician and master luthier David Harvey’s family moved from East Dayton to Parkside Homes. Now, it is mostly ballfields — but at the time, it was a close-knit ...

CHESTER — A visit to luthier Scott B. MacDonald's studio is crossing the threshold into a world of sound and the rich aromas of wood, sawdust, resin, water-based finishes and freshly brewed coffee.

Over his career, Mark Bluett has built and restored hundreds of stringed instruments, including some with unique histories. Quentin Fisher, a musician and former carpenter, apprenticed with Bluett ...