By Dana Bourgeois | From the September 2016 issue of Acoustic GuitarQ: I have a D-18 from the mid-’60s. Before I owned it, a lot of repair work h... Read More...
By Dana Bourgeois | From the June 2016 issue of Acoustic GuitarQ: I've read about blind tests in which professional violinists attempted to identify contempo... Read More...
By Dana Bourgeois |This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine and was reprinted in the September/Octob... Read More...
By Dana Bourgeois | From the August 2016 issue of Acoustic GuitarQ: Back in the day, it seemed that all new guitars came with Sitka spruce tops. Now players ... Read More...
BY DANA BOURGEOISQ: How do you go about acquiring the wood that goes into your instruments? Do you use pre-cut slabs of selected woods or do you look at an... Read More...
By Dana BourgeoisQ: Why is hot hide glue preferred by some luthiers, while others use synthetic glues, and what are its advantages and disadvantages? ... Read More...
From the October 2015 Issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Dana BourgeoisQ: We love the sound of vintage guitars, improved over the years by chemical changes insi... Read More...
By Dana BourgeoisQ: How long should it take to break in a new guitar? Do you know of any shortcuts? —James Becker, Loveland, OhioA: Numerous and comple... Read More...
By Dana BourgeoisQ: Onstage, miking an acoustic guitar can be problematic. Today, we have a wide variety of pickup options, and in the right hands, guitars... Read More...