EAST COUNTYEAST COUNTY — With the nimble fingers of a surgeon, Rockne O’Brien glued kerfing around the curves of the guitar frame on the table in front of him, affixing the slim strips with wood ...

This fire and epoxy guitar project explores an experimental finishing technique used in custom guitar building. See how heat ...

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 ...

The guitar joins other significant early American musical instruments in the museum’s permanent galleries, some of which ...

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

This project shows how a guitar pick, or plectrum, can be crafted from parts of old guitars using precise shaping and ...

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 ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. (Nov. 9, 2010) -- For the past 19 years, Capt. Chad Ryg of the 3rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) has considered playing the guitar to be one of his favorite pastimes. Ryg, a ...