Gretchen Menn once flew jets to support her six-string habit. She holds a BA in music from Smith College where she studied classical guitar under the tutelage of Philip de Fremery. Her musical interests and […]
The Sustainability issue! We unveil the ECO Collection, deep dive into EcoTonewoods, all three of the new guitar series, and take you to Nashville for epic performances with some of Music City’s top players. Then, […]
With release of the ECO Collection, Bend, Oregon builder achieves complete tonewood sustainability Bend, ORE—June 25, 2021—The groundbreaking Designed in Bend ECO Collection joins Breedlove’s Tonewood Certified Made in Bend models and 2020’s Organic Collection […]
Bend, Oregon builder releases the ECO Collection, an innovative series of sustainably sourced instruments Breedlove Guitars, based in Bend, Oregon, releases the Designed in Bend ECO Collection, redefining expectations for laminate construction instrument performance. With […]
Bend, Oregon builder brings meaningful tone enhancements to the industry With the introduction of sonically superior EcoTonewood technology, available exclusively in Designed in Bend ECO Collection instruments, Breedlove plants a flag on the field of […]
What is a sustainable tonewood? What does FSC-certified actually mean? What is the current situation with wood being harvested from tropical forests? On today’s Acoustic Voices Podcast, we learn the answers to those questions and […]
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 […]
