Langejans Guitars
Drawing on three decades of experience building guitars for stars and students, Del Langejans’ small outfit near Lake Michigan has developed a signature sound by using thick, rigid sides and rosewood necks.
Guitarmakers and Guitarmaking
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...