Japanese luthiers were already building fine classical guitars in the 1960s and solving technical challenges that would soon make them major exporters well into the 1980s Read More
To those of you either struggling to learn guitar as an adult or returning to it later in life—no, it isn't too late to achieve something remarkable. Read More
Here is a study of how to play the chord shapes and shifts, as well as tremolo technique for Tárrega's classical guitar masterpiece "Recuerdos de la Alhambra." Read More
What does it take to go from loving acoustic guitars to actually building them? To answer this, we asked a handful of luthiers to tell us their origin stories. Read More
Historically, the skills in a number of different crafts have been passed down in families. In Spain, building guitars has long been a family business. Read More
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