Art Alvarado with his guitar, "Addison." The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image Guitars fill the window at Art Alvarado 's custom guitar shop in East Toledo. The Blade/Andy Morrison Buy This Image ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- More than 300 hours go into making a Marchione guitar. Stephen Marchione from Montrose calls it a labor of love. He was first inspired into making guitars while living in Italy when ...

Whether you're new to the guitar or a seasoned git-fiddler, chances are that the shape, color and hardware of your go-to axe have been determined by the company that produces it. The cost of having an ...

Fans and collectors alike might have trouble keeping their mitts off such a playable guitar. A worthwhile investment? Yes. A hard rock/metal-friendly instrument capable of much more? Oh yes. Delivers ...

At 16, a year after learning to play the guitar, Frisco resident Bevan Frost decided he wanted to design and build the instruments for a living. He was living in Germany in 1997, doing a student ...

Justin Edwards was studying sculpting and airbrushing when he made a shark sculpture. As he held it, he had an idea. “It kind of felt like a guitar,” he said. He chopped off the tail, slapped on a ...

As children, it feels like colored pencils were always a part of our daily lives. But as adults, unless you’re an artist, when was the last time you held one in your hands? Well, we found one adult ...

Chris Martin IV, chairman and CEO of C.F. Martin & Co, learned that those who love custom, hand-crafted guitars also have an affinity for fine, hand-crafted watches. Perhaps the most famous guitarist ...