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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Classic Gibson electrics has you've never seen them before, the Q27 Flying V, ’52 Deville SG, Theodore Retroliner, and Code Red R9 Les Paul are all one of a kind collector's items When you purchase ...

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 ...

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.