The ukulele was first named as such on the island of Hawaii in the late…
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By Paul Alcantara If Gibson – and later Epiphone – provided the archtop guitars favoured…
With many thanks to Felix Wiedler for his help with this feature. Introduced in 1931,…
Gibson’s catalogue O (issued in either late 1924 or early 1925) stated: “Sounding boards are…
The Mandolin Orchestra The early years of the 20th century saw a dramatic rise in the…
With the help of Gibson historian Darryl Wolfe, we take a look at the evolution of Gibson’s…
Dealer, private sale or online auction? In the past, used instruments were purchased from a…
In Part One of our feature on Eddie Lang’s guitars, luthier and guitar historian Todd…
Musician and luthier Todd Cambio established Fraulini Guitars (https://fraulini.com) to offer traditional performers’ instruments modelled…