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Vaux's Swifts: A Music Video by Julia Crowe
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My First Guitar Mentioned in Marc Maron's Podcast
Standup comedian Marc Maron, host of…
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How to Humidify a Guitar: Expert Luthier Advice
How to Humidify a Guitar: Expert Luthier Advice The heated,…
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The Design Genius of Luthier Mark Nicol
The Design Genius of Luthier Mark Nicol Not long ago,…
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Guitarist René Izquierdo's Stellar Cuba in His Soul
Guitarist René Izquierdo. Photo courtesy of René Izquierdo. Guitarist René…
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Julia Featured on Book Shepherd
Julia Crowe (Photo credit: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco) Julia was asked recently…
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How to Search for Older Articles on The Guitar
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Granada and the Traditional Guitar - 2nd Edition!
Granada and the Traditional Guitar Luthier John Ray has just…
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The Design Genius of Luthier Mark Nicol

April 19, 2025April 1, 2020 by JCrowe

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…

Luthier Thomas Fredholm

April 19, 2025September 23, 2014 by JCrowe

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…