https://the-guitar.com Devoted to all things guitar Fri, 01 Aug 2025 22:16:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://the-guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cropped-jetpackiconnew1-54ac28ebv1_site_icon-32x32.png https://the-guitar.com 32 32 https://the-guitar.com/granada-and-the-traditional-guitar/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 18:08:55 +0000 http://gtrblg.com/?p=1200 Granada and the Traditional Guitar 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 ... Read more...

The post Granada and the Traditional Guitar – 2nd Edition! first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/the-design-genius-of-luthier-mark-nicol/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:29:55 +0000 https://the-guitar.com/?p=4261 The Design Genius of Luthier Mark Nicol 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 ... Read more...

The post The Design Genius of Luthier Mark Nicol first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/its-a-wonderful-guitar-shop/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:20:13 +0000 https://the-guitar.com/?p=3857 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 post It’s a Wonderful Guitar Shop first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/a-blooming-dr-guitar-jr-at-dans-chelsea-guitar-shop/ Sat, 26 May 2018 23:28:01 +0000 http://the-guitar.com/?p=3687 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...

The post A Blooming Dr. Guitar, Jr. at Dan’s Chelsea Guitar Shop first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/danschelseaguitarshopoldschoolcool/ Sat, 17 Feb 2018 23:35:45 +0000 http://the-guitar.com/?p=3600 [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.] Dan’s Chelsea Guitar Shop – Old School Cool ... Read more...

The post Dan’s Chelsea Guitar Shop – Old School Cool first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/expert-luthier-advice-on-maintaining-proper-guitar-humidification/ Sat, 13 Jan 2018 20:28:32 +0000 http://the-guitar.com/?p=3438 How to Humidify a Guitar: Expert Luthier Advice 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 ... Read more...

The post How to Humidify a Guitar: Expert Luthier Advice first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/luthier-ekrem-ugurlu-of-istanbuls-seren-violin/ Fri, 26 May 2017 20:53:59 +0000 http://the-guitar.com/?p=3018 Luthier Ekrem Uğurlu of Istanbul’s Seren Violin 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 ... Read more...

The post Luthier Ekrem Uğurlu of Istanbul’s Seren Violin first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/a-heritage-of-guitar-making/ Sun, 04 Sep 2016 18:26:44 +0000 http://the-guitar.com/?p=2810 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...

The post A Heritage of Guitar-Making first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/guitar-maker-thomas-fredholm/ Wed, 24 Sep 2014 02:56:49 +0000 http://gtrblg.com/?p=1295 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...

The post Luthier Thomas Fredholm first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/richard-brune-repairs-a-flight-broken-guitar/ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 16:00:40 +0000 http://gtrblg.wordpress.com/?p=109 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...

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