But when John Koeninger picks up a guitar, his brain goes into overdrive. Gears turning, he’s analyzing tension, vibration, ...

BATTLE GROUND — One day in December 2016, during a rail journey into same northern Italian countryside where the legendary luthier Antonio Stradivari made his stringed masterpieces, Mark and Sharon ...

KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - William Hughes is a luthier that travels across Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas to repair stringed instruments. He has a stop in Kilgore, where he works with Kilgore Mercantile ...

Guitars and a mandolin await the attention of restorative luthier Tim Huenke at Superior Guitar Works in Flourtown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Tim Huenke, restorative luthier and owner of Superior Guitar ...

The violin glows in its case in a Nashville apartment. "It's golden sunshine," says luthier Amanda Ewing. Even before she started forming the block of spruce into an instrument, Ewing knew she didn't ...

Luthier's Co-op is Easthampton's renowned repair and restoration shop for all things stringed. Its latest renovation, however, isn't an instrument at all but rather the live music scene in the ...

A British luthier has had “the craziest” experience after a customer dropped off their ‘90s Gibson Les Paul with him for repairs – only to find he’d already played a role in the guitar’s intriguing ...

Wayne Henderson is a renowned acoustic guitarist who has played at Carnegie Hall, been honored at the White House and toured internationally. He's also an acclaimed instrument maker who has built ...

At the base of the unattached wooden guitar neck, there's an inscription labeled in pencil,"9-10-15," along with Tom Shepard's initials, "TS." The date refers to when Shepard began building his latest ...

Austin Clark’s workshop is a study in restrained chaos. Tools cover every possible surface. The keyboard of his computer-controlled router is coated in fine sawdust. Archie the rescue dog lounges on ...