Kurkdjian is not a builder himself, but he is a guitarist with an encyclopedic knowledge of tonewoods and the ins and outs of instrument construction. He launched Prestige in 2003 after several years ...

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 ...

the European forest woods that Moreland hand-picks (from Italy, Germany, Austria, Croatia and Romania), and his own half-century of study and practice as a luthier, and what you get is uniquely ...

Another virtuoso musician who is in the business of making guitars has a plan. "We're going to use wood more wisely, from non-traditional sources that are more environmentally sound. And we're ...