Learning to play guitar is only part of the journey. Many musicians spend years improving their technique while knowing very little about how their instrument actually works. That is starting to ...

Richard Johnston co-founded Gryphon Stringed Instruments with Frank Ford in 1969. He later shifted from repairing vintage guitars to writing about them, and has contributed to dozens of magazines and ...

Marshall Dunn is a touring guitar tech and co-founder of Stage Right Repairs based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is also a musician, a pilot and aviation enthusiast, and a friend of many dogs. He ...

Though the tone of a guitar won't be affected by regular maintenance, removing the accumulated gunk, giving it a good polish and paying some attention to the hardware will not only help it retain its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's probably fair to say that very few guitar techs enjoy doing wiring work on Gibson semis. I attempted a repair on my old ...

Ed Snoble has been custom-building guitars and repairing guitars, banjos and other stringed instruments for the last 30 years. Oh, and he also loves a good cup of coffee. Combine the three and you’ll ...

SINGAPORE — When I paid a visit to Wax Guitar Services near Beauty World MRT Station recently, I was greeted by the sight of the instrument repair shop’s young owner Hazieq Nizam lost in his work. He ...