NAMM 2024: As acoustic fans will know, Takamine has a nice tradition of showing off the best of its luthiery with a limited edition annual build – and its 2024 edition quite literally looks to the ...

At a workbench tucked into the side room of a music store, Woody James builds his namesake guitars. Dozens of necks hang from the wall. The bench is cluttered with tools. A stack of bins hold switches ...

ACOUSTIC EXPO 2014: Michael Greenfield is widely regarded as one of the finest acoustic guitar luthiers building today. Renowned for their rich, powerful voice, his instruments are used in concert ...

It’s doubtful if, over 50 years ago when Michael Millard built his first guitar in an apartment in Brooklyn that he could project into the future to his retirement and see himself as one of America’s ...

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In a time when speed and convenience seem to be prized above all else, a local school is focusing on the art of craftsmanship. Since it opened in the fall of 2016, Guitar Craft Academy Nashville — a ...

Frank Schley IV holds a “Damcaster,” an electric guitar he built from wood taken from the former dams on the Chattahoochee River. Mike Haskey [email protected] It’s been a year since Frank ...

Gaining prominence during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the stringed instrument known as the lute was introduced to Europe through Spain and Arab countries. They were built by skilled craftsmen ...

It’s doubtful if, over 50 years ago when Michael Millard built his first guitar in an apartment in Brooklyn that he could project into the future to his retirement and see himself as one of America’s ...