I recently did an acoustic recording of a wonderful hand made archtop guitar that I have for sale. The recording was to be used in the video you see below. It occurred to me while recording that many of the guitar players and luthiers who subscribe to my blog might be wishing they had a [...]

The Guitar Player Prize Pack Giveaway Tom Bills Custom Guitars, Mel Bay, and Strings By Mail have joined forces to bring you a free giveaway for players and lovers of fine guitars. See below to find out what the winner will receive and how you can enter today. The Guitar Player Prize Pack Contains: 1 – Autographed [...]

The concept of the multi-scale musical instrument (one in which each string has its own scale length) is not new by any means. It is commonly employed in many instruments such as the piano, harp, and others. This multi-scale arrangement applied to a fretted instrument has become known today as “Fanned Frets” or simply “Fan [...]

This G2n nylon string classical guitar has to be one of my favorite instruments that I have ever made. To anyone considering the Fanned Fret Option, I highly recommend it! To read more in depth information and explanations about fanned fret guitars and scale length click the button below. The balance and power that it brings to [...]