PHOTOS () —By Edward OrtizMcClatchy Newspapers(MCT)SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Classical guitar builder Waylin Carpenter gets a telltale glint in his eye when he talks about guitars. The instrument looms ...

Following a debate sparked by a video from guitar tech Luis Munoz, who claimed that “Gibson will never change” its headstock ...

LOWELL, Mich. (WOOD) — In a woodshop at Lowell High School, the sound of a saw isn’t noise — it’s the beginning of music. Students there are sanding, soldering and building instruments. In the process ...

SOUTHBURY -- Red spruce and curly maple from the Northeast, bubinga from Africa and urundel from South America. These are the woods Carl Barney starts with. Out of them come his acclaimed guitars. "I ...

It’s the start of the summer concert touring season, where thousands of musicians and crews would be crisscrossing the country, setting up shows and entertaining audiences small and large. But… covid, ...

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Fender's Master Built electric guitars are always worth players' attention the Custom Shop team have really pushed the boat out here to benefit Live Nation's Crew Nation appeal – a global relief fund ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Time spent in his garage carving and shaping wood reminds local guitar luthier Todd Hubbard of his father who died days before Christmas. "My dad's mainly responsible for me ...

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.

A New Germany guitar-maker has embarked on a project to create two quintessentially Canadian guitars. Master Luthier George Riszanyi plans to criss-cross the country in search of wood from ...