Martin Celebrates Its Flagship D-28 With a New Exhibit
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Makers & Shakers: Matt Eich of Mule Resophonic Guitars
Taylor Guitars Rolls the Dice—Again
George Lowden, Building Guitars His Own Way for 43 Years
Northern Ireland’s Lowden Guitars recently celebrated the production of its 20,000th guitar with a commemorative model called Genesis. This instrument marks over 40 years in lutherie for George Lowden, whose journey has brought him to the upper echelons of guitar makers worldwide. Working with a small crew that includes members…
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A Shop Visit with Luthier and Restorer David Eichelbaum
Makers & Shakers: Kathy Wingert Reveals Her Unlikely Path to Lutherie
On a Sunday last June, I couldn’t help but notice a strange wooden creation resting on a purple towel on Kathy Wingert’s workbench. It was the rough and elongated soundboard of a harp guitar, the historic instrument that Wingert and a select cohort of modern luthiers have been revisiting in…
Great Acoustics: Greg Brandt’s “Bubbles” Guitar
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Guitar Makers Challenged by New Rosewood Restrictions—and What This Means for Players
Linda Manzer, Jean Larrivée, Grit Laskin, and More Luthiers Honor Canada’s ‘Group of Seven’ Painters with Artful Guitars
Jack Casady’s Custom Acoustic Bass Leads Luthier Tom Ribbecke to a Higher Calling
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Highlights from the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase 2016 [Photos]
Artist William Matthews Keeps Western Tradition Alive with Martin’s 2016 LE Cowboy Acoustic Guitar
The Golden Age of the cattle drive lasted a mere 20 years, from 1866–1886. But the cowboy has since occupied a distinct role in American consciousness. A lone figure, often on a horse, tending to nature’s perilous landscapes and occasional scofflaws, the cowboy is seen as a folk hero, a…
Makers & Shakers: Benedetto Guitars Is Building Some of the Most Coveted Archtops in the World
Some of the most coveted archtop guitars in the world are built in Savannah, Georgia, at Benedetto Guitars, where the company’s president and CEO Howard Paul and master luthier Damon Mailand ensure that every guitar going out the door represents the artistic legacy of Robert Benedetto’s original designs. Benedetto archtops…
Richard Hoover’s Santa Cruz Guitar Co. Celebrates a Milestone
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Acoustic Guitar Tonewood Primer: How to Pick the Right Materials for Your Optimal Sound
Guadalupe Makes Custom Strings the Old Fashioned Way, By Hand
Republic of Texas Offers Affordable Resonators Steeped in Tradition
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Brooklyn Luthier Dan Krugman Specializes in Archtop Artistry [VIDEO]
“I’m drawn to archtops because each maker puts his fingerprint on each individual instrument,” Dan Krugman says. He’s speaking from the Brooklyn workshop of DDK Guitars, the company he launched in 2011. “Design elements seem less agreed upon. Everyone has their own style of F-hole or bridge configuration.” He likens…
Met Acquires Two Ken Parker Guitars
The Big Gun: Martin Dreadnought Celebrates 100 Years
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The Legend of ‘The Tree,’ a Mythic Source of 500-Year-Old Mahogany Coveted by Slash, Andy McKee, and More
Saul Hudson was eager to see his new guitar, but he wasn’t expecting manna from heaven. After all, Hudson, better known as Slash, is the celebrated former Guns N’ Roses guitarist who’s owned some of the finest instruments in his neck of the rock ’n’ roll woods, from big-name vintage…
A Conversation with C.F. Martin IV, the CEO of Martin Guitars
After 27 years at the helm of America’s oldest and most storied guitar maker, Chris F. Martin IV has learned a thing or two about preserving a legacy. Unlike his father, C. F. Martin III, who headed the company through the disco era and resulting acoustic guitar market crash, Martin…
American Companies are Producing Higher-quality Affordable Acoustics in China
For many American consumers, the words “made in China” elicit feelings ranging from skepticism to outright disdain. Given the rash of headlines in recent years documenting the darker side of Chinese manufacturing—from lead paint used on Chinese-made toys, to a string of suicides at an Apple computer plant in Shenzhen—that…