A small school on the west coast of Tasmania faces staffing and resourcing challenges, but the generosity of a local luthier sees it providing an opportunity even the best big city schools cannot ...

The lush, exotic wood and flawless craftsmanship are the first qualities one notices in a Montrose guitar. It’s the sound, though, that truly brings the instrument to life. In a remote studio near ...

Providence, United States — Leave mushroom spores in a mold for a couple weeks and they’ll bloom into a puffy material akin to brie, says Rachel Rosenkrantz, a sustainability-minded guitar-maker ...

Mon, July 3, 2023 Published on Jul. 3, 2023 Published on 2023-07-03T09:28:36+07:00 eave mushroom spores in a mold for a couple weeks and they will bloom into a puffy material akin to brie, says Rachel ...

Upstairs, the house in the dense Parker subdivision is familar: the airy, white kitchen; the “great room” with kids running around. This is the home of a mid-level manager at Verizon, you think. Maybe ...

'I’ve always made things,’ muses luthier Tom Sands. ‘When I was 16, my best friend asked me to make him an electric guitar in return for teaching me how to play. It didn’t occur to me that you could ...

About twelve years ago, a group of local guitar makers came together to share information, techniques and ideas about their craft — and about their shared passion for making instruments. They call ...

OCEANSIDEOCEANSIDE — Seven years ago, Shawn Weimer started Zoe Guitars, a custom luthier business in Oceanside named after his infant granddaughter, Zoe. Zoe is the Greek word for “life,” which is ...

A cacophony of sounds emerged from a warehouse in Newbury Park: the hum of the wood-sanding machines, the hiss of paint sprayers and the occasional bark from two dogs roaming the factory floor. And ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. FALMOUTH — Jack Kilbride says his shop is probably the only place in the ...

A luthier instrumental in Vietnam’s growing reputation for making acoustic guitars firmly rejects the ‘over-commercialization’ of his trade. Ton That Anh is one of the longest-serving luthiers on ...