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Recent stories
Mario Aracama Is About To Finish Building Another Guitar For GSI.
Spanish Luthier, Mario Aracama, is almost done building another guitar for GSI. He shared with us some sneak peek photos of this instrument. As you can see in the photos below, Mario used spruce for t..
Santa Monica-based Guitarist and Composer, Giovanni Piacentini, Records Five Pieces In Our Showroom.
Last year we wrote about our friend, Giovanni Piacentini, who has shared with us the tracks from his new album, Adrift in the Garden of Beautiful Things, which was recorded on a 2010 Ja..
Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal, Soundboard Scholar, is Now Open-Access! Read This Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal by GFA for FREE!
Guitar Foundation of America has recently announced that their peer-reviewed academic journal, Soundboard Scholar, is now available for free around the world! This journal has gone open-access, so it ..
Italian composer, guitarist, and musicologist, Angelo Gilardino, has passed away at the age of 80.
It is with our deepest sorrow to inform you that Maestro Angelo Gilardino has passed away today at the age of 80. Angel Gilardino was a worldwide-famous Italian composer, guitarist and musicologist. H..
Romanian Guitarist, Dragos Ilie, Records Five New Videos - Including His Own Composition!
Romanian guitarist, Dragos Ilie, initially moved to the United States when his exceptional guitar skills were noticed by Professor Andrew Zohn who visited Romania at the time. Dragos became Andrew Zoh..
Young Guitarist, Xeno Müller II, Visits GSI For The First Time and Records Three Videos.
Recently we had a new guest in our showroom. Xeno Müller II might be already known to some of you as the cohost of the second season of GFAtv, a Guitar Foundation of America's YouTube show dedicated t..
Sebastian Stenzel Demonstrates His Building Process in One Short Video.
German luthier, Sebastian Stenzel, is a great friend of GSI. His guitars have been praised by many visiting players who tested them in our showroom. Each of his guitars is unique and interesting, part..
Eliot Fisk Will Be Featured In The Next Live From St. Mark's Concert YouTube Premiere!
Another exciting YouTube Premiere is coming up as part of the Live From St. Mark's guitar series organized by the Omni Foundation. This time, we'll have a chance to hear Maestro Eliot Fisk -..
George Sakellariou Records Eleven Pieces by Tennessee-based Composer, Lawrence Long!
Our friend, George Sakellariou, is back with 11 completely new GSI videos. This time, George exclusively recorded music composed by his friend, Lawrence Long, who is a guitar composer from Knoxville, ..
Over 50 Artists Recorded at GSI in 2021! Revisit The Best Video By Each Player.
Happy New Year! We'd like to take a second to thank everyone who supported Guitar Salon International and the GSI Foundation this year. With the final few days of 2021, we'd like to share with you a p..