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Acoustic Soundboard: How Sound and Motion Create Your Guitar’s Tone

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Photo by Kate Richardson
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Acoustic Soundboard: NAMM at 125

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Photo courtesy of Mile End Guitar Coop
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Acoustic Soundboard: Strengthen Your Guitar with Structured Sides

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An ornate acoustic guitar with a unique shape and intricate inlays.
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A Custom-Made Irish-Mexican Bouzouki

The Ethics and Practice of Revoicing Flat-Top Guitars
Acoustic Soundboard

The Ethics and Practice of Revoicing Flat-Top Guitars

The golden rule of restoration is to leave no trace, but are there exceptions?

Nylon Strings, Endless Possibilities
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Nylon Strings, Endless Possibilities

The classical guitar continues to evolve.

Intimate music performance with a captivated audience in a cozy, instrument-filled space.
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A Look Inside Montreal’s Guitar-Building Cooperative

Banjo builder May Shukla tells us about a luthier shop where everything from resources to rent are shared among members.

Young man carefully shapes a wooden guitar body in a workshop.
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Hammer Time: How a New Tool Is Changing How Luthiers Understand Tonewood

The Acousonix Sonic Hammer is taking the science of acoustic sound to a new level.

¡Viva la Vihuela!
Acoustic Soundboard

¡Viva la Vihuela!

How to Pick an Acoustic Guitar for Arthritic Hands
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How to Pick an Acoustic Guitar for Arthritic Hands

A Modern Guitar Inspired by Old-World Acoustic Instruments
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A Modern Guitar Inspired by Old-World Acoustic Instruments

Drawing on the appointments of the traditional acoustic instruments that have been the Delgado family’s stock-in-trade for three generations, a new take on the Tele is born.

Want to Work in a Guitar Shop? Here’s What You Need to Know
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Want to Work in a Guitar Shop? Here’s What You Need to Know

You’ve gotta have serious chops to toil in a music instrument store—but not the kind you’d think.