Aspiring guitar builder Jukka Sollasvaara and one of his friends have built what might just be the world’s heaviest acoustic guitar in a madcap experiment that swaps out tonewoods for concrete.

When a 9-year-old Neil Smith got his first guitar - a secondhand Danelectro - he didn't play it immediately. Instead, he took it apart. "I used to get myself into so much hot water. I took everything ...

The Builder’s Edition collection from Taylor Guitars features nine guitars expertly crafted for rich, sparkling acoustic tone and an intimate, comfortable playing experience. Designed by master guitar ...

We've seen some pretty unique guitars over the years, but YouTube luthier Burls Art has taken on the challenge of creating a guitar out of recycled ocean plastic, and the result is a pretty impressive ...

From the carefully handcrafted Indian rosewood guitar to the depth and texture of mahogany and redwood, The Luthier’s Cooperative’s sweet-sounding guitars appeal to traditional tastes as well as ...

Lincoln has lost one of its finest craftsman. Ironically, Bill Hollenbeck’s skills were probably better known on the national scope than they were in his own backyard. He was a luthier, a highly ...

Taylor’s 814ce electric acoustic guitar has made a name for itself as the company’s long-standing flagship model, and it’s now the latest offering in the company’s Builder’s Edition collection. The ...

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POINT AU ROCHE — Scott Hanley had always wanted to learn to play a six-string guitar. But he injured a hand in a fall at his job as a correction officer and so had to get creative, instead. Hanley ...

Lloyd Prins was a human resources manager in Tulsa when he decided to turn his hobby into a career. “More than a few people were wondering if I’d lost my mind or something,” laughed Prins. The passion ...

CORRECTION 6/18/25: A previous version of this article used a headline that incorrectly described Tom Lieber as a co-designer of Jerry Garcia's Wolf guitar, when the original sole designer and builder ...