No matter how good the tone of modern materials such as Flaxwood and Arium are claimed to be, some players will simply not entertain owning a guitar unless it's made from vintage wood. Fender has soft ...

Making limited run guitars using reclaimed wood seems to be quite the fashion these days. Fender, Gibson and PRS have all released stunning six-string treasures recently that give players the chance ...

The reclaimed wood used to build Wallace Detroit Guitars — salvaged from buildings in the Motor City — dates as far back as the early 1800s. The handmade guitars are therefore being built with the ...

In a small London luthier shop, the team at Joseph Lukes Guitars works strictly with hand tools—planes, drills, chisels, and Japanese saws—to build their own line of acoustic guitars. They also commit ...

Each one of Rick Kelly’s unique Carmine Street guitars is a little piece of New York – literally. The handcrafted instruments are made from reclaimed wood from some of the city’s most historic haunts.

"I had very low expectations for how it was going to sound. I just thought it would look interesting because it was different," said Gary Zimnicki, owner of the custom instrument business. Zimnicki ...

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What's the secret to making a little money from building guitars? Starting off with a lot of money. John Pavek of Reclaimed Rhythm, a Charleston-based luthier, or guitar maker, offered the joke in his ...

In his Huntington Woods attic, cluttered with drums, keyboards and a ’70s photo of Elvis in Detroit, singer-songwriter Stewart Francke strummed his Wallace Detroit Guitar made with reclaimed wood from ...

Fender has put the powers of its Custom Shop behind a campaign to support communities affected by the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, unveiling the first of four custom, one-of-one electric guitars that ...