"Sir, Can I Ask A Question?"
Here’s another blog post from Matt Hinsley of the Austin Classical Guitar Society that I just had to..
David in Italy
David Collett was in Italy last week meeting with quite a few luthiers including John Weissenrieder,..
Matt Hinsley - Boston GuitarFest
Here’s the latest from Matt Hinsley, just back from Boston’s GuitarFest:Boston GuitarFest’s Youth Gu..
Luthier: John Ray
Current Inventory | Past InventoryJohn Ray (1965) grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Afte..
Sabicas
I’m in the process of using this photo for another blog post – about Juan Miguel Carmona who made th..
Poem - Homage to Sebastian Stenzel
Here’s something kind of neat – a poem written for a luthier. Bruce Bond wrote this poem in homage t..
Should We Pay For Music?
There has been a minor whirlwind of articles about this subject in the past few weeks that started i..
Matt Hinsley - Reaching Out
A Success Story and an Amazing LetterIf only students here could be touched by the divine power of m..
Matt Hinsley - Reaching Out: Dr. Michael Quantz
Here is another in Matt Hinsley’s great series about inspiring educators who dedicate themselves to ..
Recording Part 6 - Dynamics
Recording Part 6 – DynamicsThe control of dynamics in a recording can be tricky. As guitarists we al..
What Torres Really Said
In my previous post I mentioned a story about Antonio de Torres on his deathbed, and while I had hea..
Guitar Care Part 2
by the GSI staff In Part One of this two-part feature, we addressed specific issues regarding the ca..
Care for the Classical & Flamenco Guitar: Part 1
Humidification Classical and flamenco guitars tend to be more susceptible to improper humidity than ..
Recording Part 5 - EQ
Recording For Guitarists, Part 5 – EQChances are you already know what an equalizer does – it amplif..
Recording Part 4 - Microphones
Recording (and live sound) Part 4 – MicrophonesThere’s a lot to say about microphones, and I’ll admi..