Behind-the-Scenes with The Music Farm
About an hour south of Cleveland, the city of Canton is known chiefly as the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. That said, Canton’s The Music Farm is no slouch. Since 2004, The […]
Getting to know Premiere Dealer Elderly Instruments
In 1971, a twentysomething Stan Werbin, now the owner of Elderly Instruments, saw a fortuitous advertisement in an Ann Arbor newspaper. “’Old Gibson Les Paul for sale,’ and then it said, ‘a nice elderly instrument,” […]
6-STRING RECYCLING
D’Addario’s String Recycling Program Aims to Keep the Industry Bar High, Waste Low Ever since it was founded 30 years ago, Breedlove Guitars has kept fine-tuning the company’s efforts to protect the planet as it […]
Warrior for Wood
World Resources Institute’s Chip Barber thinks modern acoustic guitars —such as those of Breedlove’s new Eco Collection — can help fight the good fight Charles “Chip” Barber isn’t just another six-string connoisseur, although he does […]
CLEAN AND GREEN
Breedlove employees come together to meet the challenge of making the company as environmentally conscious as its guitars are sonically and aesthetically beautiful How does a company evolve from creating the best-playing, best-sounding acoustic guitars […]
Exclusive Interview with Larry Fishman
Larry Fishman grew up in upstate New York and North Carolina and became involved in music in elementary school, going on to study and play cello and, later on, acoustic bass at N.C. State and […]
A REVIEWER’S DILEMMA
Breedlove Asks Seasoned Guitar Reviewer Justin LaForte to Compare his Beloved Oregon Dreadnought to a New Eco Collection Concerto There are some questions you just shouldn’t ask, like which of your kids is your favorite? […]
EXCLUSIVE REVIEW | ANDREW SWIFT
The Pursuit Concertina’s First Report Card, from Product Specialist Andrew Swift of American Musical Supply Sending off a newly manufactured guitar for its first third-party product review can be nerve-wracking, a little bit like watching […]
ALEXX CALISE: GUITAR WORLD DISCOVERY S SERIES REVIEW
Alexx Calise is an accomplished singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Perhaps best known for her hit song, “Cry”, which became a staple on the show “Dance Moms” and boasts millions of hits on YouTube, Calise’s raw […]
EXOTIC FORESTS, SOUND PRACTICE
Nicholas Weber is at the forefront of the sustainable tonewood movement When Nicholas Weber was fresh out of college with a degree in economics and landed his first job interview in the wood industry, he […]
