Not long ago, I’d spotted an Alessandro Michele-designed leather Gucci guitar case in the back pages of a fashion magazine with a design that reminded me of the old 70s-era Lite Brite toy screen. Michele’s … Read more…
What a way to close out the year: Dan’s Chelsea Guitar Store will remain happily ensconced within its current location at The Chelsea Hotel, continuing what will be nearly thirty years in business. Of course, … Read more…
The cliffhanger is on as to whether Dan’s Chelsea Guitar Shop will remain at The Chelsea Hotel. We shall have an update shortly. Everyone is hoping the store stays because it is a vital presence … Read more…
[Note to readers: go get yourself a cup of tea, coffee or whatever and settle in because this piece is a long one, a lot of fun.] This is the first in what will be … Read more…
The heated, winter dryness in the air here in New York inspired me to collect advice from various luthiers on how to best maintain humidity in a guitar but, in truth, this is not a seasonal … Read more…
Turkish luthier Ekrem Uğurlu plies his busy instrument-making and instrument repair trade in his 9 year old instrument-making and repair shop studio, Seren Violin, in the neighborhood of Çengelköy, Istanbul, on the Uskudar (Asian) shore … Read more…
The address of 225 Parsons in Kalamazoo, Michigan should be a bucket list destination for any fan of vintage Gibson guitars. It is the original factory site where former New Yorker Orville Gibson founded Gibson … Read more…
Guitar maker Thomas Fredholm started making acoustic steel string guitars then dedicated himself to making classical guitars for two decades before coming full circle to creating his distinctive steel string acoustics again in the old … Read more…
Luthier John Ray has just released a 2nd edition publication of his landmark book on guitar-makers of Granada, Spain, which should be available from DK Classical Guitars in Glasgow, Strings by Mail, Guitar Salon International, … Read more…
Richard Bruné Unbreaks Guitars Luthier Richard Bruné, who is based in Evanston, Illinois, recently repaired guitarist Rene Izquierdo’s Antonio Marin Montero guitar, broken by Hong Kong Airlines baggage handlers after Izquierdo’s third concert of a … Read more…