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PHOENIX — Jack Ward left his family and friends back home in Yorkshire, England when he moved to Phoenix to learn how to make guitars. “I’ve played guitar since I was 9,” he said. “I just want to ...

So, you want to be a luthier. Here are a few places that can get you started on the journey to making more than just a few chords. *The Chicago Luthiers Workshop offers one-on-one classes taught by ...

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NASHVILLE — A scant eight weeks after Ron Volbrecht got his first guitar for his 16th birthday, he played his first gig.The band was composed mostly of his football buddies from Morton High School in ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? “Please work,” I mutter. Over the last three months senior home editor Roy Berendsohn ...

Follow this step-by-step DIY tutorial as we build a bass guitar body! Compare traditional handcrafting techniques with modern CNC methods and see which one delivers the best results. #DIYGuitar #BassG ...

Despite a tiny output of around a dozen guitars a year, Pagelli has earned recognition – and commissions – from some of the industry’s top names. “Being based in Switzerland, we don’t exactly have ...

BEMIDJI, Minn. — Kent Barcus said he couldn’t afford to buy the kind of quality guitar he wanted. So he decided to build one. Then he built another. Then nine more. Barcus, 63, has always enjoyed ...

KALAMAZOO, MI --After 48 years working on guitars inside the factory walls at 225 Parsons St., Ted Beville punched his timecard for the last time. He only said it's time "to go fishing." The Heritage ...

Resting in its case on top of a desk at the corporate headquarters of the company that makes Gibson guitars is a technologically head-spinning model that Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz describes ...