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Ingenuity. We love it in our guitars and in our musicians. For this episode, we talk to a pair of artists who may not be on your radar yet, but will be soon: the Native […]

Wherever Dave Eisner, the owner of House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, MD, goes, music follows. It’s been that way his entire life, whether he liked it or not. As a child growing up […]

As just about every musician has experienced, playing guitar comes with moments of creative highs and lows and at times you can get stuck in a rut. Feel like you’re playing the same songs over […]

When David Starr was in the hospital and things were looking bad, he found inspiration from an unlikely source. “My father and grandfather were there in a dream to tell me it wasn’t my time […]

Nowadays, you can purchase a musical instrument online at the click of a mouse, and without having to talk with someone face-to-face. But, there was a time when getting a new acoustic guitar required a […]

The Custom Shop issue! We deep dive into the David Starr customs, learn about ancient Sitka Spruce, and explore the last of the 30th Anniversary models for 2021. Plus, learn about how to care for […]

Three thousand years ago, around 1000 B.C., the world’s human population was roughly 50,000,000. In North America, hunter-gatherers still stalked mammoths and giant bison grazing in the lush and untouched nature across North America. In […]

M E E T  T O N EWO O D  S U P P L I E R C Y R I L  J A C O B Cyril Jacob of C Jacob Woods is […]

When the King Koa was first introduced back in 2002, it was like a reflection of Kim Breedlove in the form of a guitar. “When I think of the King Koa, it is kind of […]

Back in 2008, we created the Focus Special Edition (SE) in order to bring new life to one of our most popular models. We gave the Focus a redwood top to pair with East Indian […]