A local rock musician is building on his passion by not only in playing the guitar, but also in making a custom versions of ...

During the 2021 holiday season, I’m setting out to find the coolest gifts in the land (Buffalo land, that is). The search for some of the coolest gifts in Buffalo led me to luthier Declan Ryan’s front ...

In her 34 years, Maegen Wells has — twice — fallen in love at first sight. When she was 7, she picked up a nylon-string acoustic guitar for the first time and strummed along to the soundtrack of ...

Guitar aficionados can meet and play with Rob Chapman of Chapman Guitars on May 15 (one day only) during the Chapman Guitars tour at Scotty’s Brewhouse Downtown on the Jefferson Plaza, 1 Virginia Ave.

Early last year, YouTube guitar wizard Jared Dines began a quest to find a skilled luthier who could make him a one-off 17-string guitar. After being let down by a US builder, and left seriously out ...

Remember the images of John Paul Jones wielding an acoustic curiosity fused from parts of a mandolin and six- and 12-string guitars? Andy Manson made that. The legendary luthier conceived of the ...

When David Browning was a boy, his father's workshop was a shared universe -- a place where father and son could connect over tools that had heft and purpose. They built a dune buggy together when ...

Ron Mann's portrait of a New York custom guitar maker is a delectable celebration of analog culture, DIY craft, and the heart of rock 'n' roll. “Carmine Street Guitars” is a one-of-a-kind documentary ...