Guitarmakers and Guitarmaking

Guitar repairman Dan Erlewine holding an acoustic guitar

Makers & Shakers: After 50 Years at the Forefront of the Guitar Repair Industry, Dan Erlewine Is at the Top of His Game

Dan Erlewine's pioneering reference works and instructional content have made him a mentor to three generations of guitar maintenance and repair geeks.

“The Gibson Guy”: How Folkway Music’s Mark Stutman Became a Leading Vintage Guitar Expert

From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By David McPhersonPhotos by Claire BéginThe sound of a customer fingerpic... Read More...

How I Learned to Make Guitars: Eight Modern Luthiers on the Origins of Their Craft

From the March/April 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY E. E. BRADMANAs the old saying goes, getting started is the hardest part. ... Read More...

Classical Guitar Builder Joshia de Jonge on Experimentation and a Life of Lutherie

From the January/February 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Emile MenaschéJoshia de Jonge has never known a world without the sig... Read More...

Makers & Shakers: Sherwood ‘Woody’ Phifer’s Forward-Thinking Archtop Designs

From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Ken ParkerBorn and raised in New York City, Sherwood “Woody” Phifer ... Read More...

Taylor Guitars Discovers a New Sustainable Tonewood in Its Own Backyard

By E.E. BRADMANSince 1974, when 18-year-old Bob Taylor cofounded the institution that bears his name, the bright, rich tone of Taylor guitars has found its... Read More...

Ecuadorian Master Luthier Luis Uyaguari Uses Hand Tools and Designs His Own Guitar Molds

From the July/August 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Gary ParksAlmost 50 years ago, master luthier Luis Uyaguari Quezada, then ... Read More...

Peace, Love & Guitars: the 1970s Lutherie Revolution

From the July/August 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Dick Boak with Adam PerlmutterIn the mid-1960s, many members of the Baby Boomer generation, myself ... Read More...

Personalized Inlays: Working Pieces of Art

From the May/June 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Greg OlwellJimmie Rodgers was already a major recording star by the time he a... Read More...

Made in Oregon: The First Twenty Years at Breedlove Guitars

From the May 2010 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By TEJA GERKENThis article tells the story of Breedlove’s first 20 years, 1990 to 2010. For further informatio... Read More...