Swamp ash is a wood prized by guitar makers and musicians for its light weight and resonant sound. But flooding, and a tiny bug, threaten the wood and the sound that is synonymous with rock music.

Big-name acoustic guitarists in the 1960s were likely using instruments with wood sourced from Hoquiam’s Posey Manufacturing Co., an Australian professor recently discovered. Professor Chris Gibson ...

When master luthier John Monteleone begins work on a new guitar, he said the materials — thick boards of maple, spruce and exotic hardwood like Hawaiian koa and Brazilian rosewood — speak to him. “I ...

PHOENIX (FOX 10) --It's one thing to take guitar lessons, but did you know there's a school in the Valley that can teach you how to build and repair guitars? "I had the dream of making my own guitars ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Merriam-Webster dictionary lists Luthier as “one who makes stringed musical instruments (such as violins or guitars)” It’s a specialized skill that has been around for ...

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