• About guitars

    Guitar Appraisal and Valuation

    You want to sell or trade your acoustic guitar and wonder how much she’s worth? You own an acoustic guitar ...

    CITES regulations

    On August 28, 2019, the Conference on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) in Geneva, ...

    (Acoustic) Size Matters by Dick Boak

    Dick Boak has plays literally several thousand acoustic guitars of different sizes, shapes and tonewoods. In Guitar Sizes by Dick ...

    The Big Gun: Martin Dreadnought Story

    Click The Dreadnought Story for the story of the birth and history of the iconic Martin Dreadnought guitar ...

    Hot Hide Glue by Dana Bourgeois

    Question: why is hot hide glue preferred by some luthiers, while others use synthetic glues, and what are its advantages ...

    Luthiers

    A luthier (/ˈluːtiər/ loo-ti-ər) is someone who makes or repairs lutes and other string instruments. In the United States, the ...

    Tapping Tonewoods, by Dana Bourgeois

    How the Selection of Species Helps Define the Sound of Your Guitar (Acoustic Guitar Magazine, March/April 1994) Why is it ...

    Changing steel strings

    Why change guitar strings? Changing steel strings is an issue amongst guitarists. Strings wear out. They lose their tone, become ...

    Guitar care

    Regardless of whether or not your acoustic guitar is of an elite breed, durability or if you have had it ...