Jose Antonio Lagunar - Heir to the Contreras Tradition
I wanted to introduce everyone to José Antonio Lagunar, who will be making the guitars for Contreras..
Eva Beneke at GSI - Hauser and Blochinger
Eva Beneke came back to play some guitars, and as it turned out they were both spruce tops made by G..
Win a Trip To Spain!
The folks at CMG, the US ditributor for Ramirez, are giving away a trip to Spain including airfare f..
What Torres Really Said
In my previous post I mentioned a story about Antonio de Torres on his deathbed, and while I had hea..
Videos: Luthiers and Wood
There’s a story (no idea if it’s true) that when Antonio de Torres was on his deathbed someone said ..
Coming Soon From Tobias Berg
Tobias Berg just sent us these photos of a guitar that will ship to GSI next week. It’s Indian rosew..
Teodoro Perez - Binding a Guitar
I love watching Teodoro Perez work. Partly, because he can’t help it. He’ll stop to talk and his han..
Coming Soon From Sebastian Stenzel
We just got some photos from luthier Sebastian Stenzel of the guitar he is currently working on for ..
Marc Teicholz at GSI
We’re very happy to have a date for our next concert in the Santa Monica showroom – on January 29, ..
Teodoro Perez - How He Got Started
I’ve often noted that most guitar makers are either frustrated guitarists or the sons of guitar make..
What is Compás?
What is Compás?The concept of compás can be a bit confusing at first, in part because the word has a..
Julius Reder Carlson
Julius Reder Carlson is a musicologist and guitarist who came in to shoot some videos a few months b..
Guitar Care Part 2
by the GSI staff In Part One of this two-part feature, we addressed specific issues regarding the ca..
Pro Tools Class in Burbank
My friend Jon Connolly has been my Pro Tools guru for years now. I had a meltdown in the studio a fe..
Teodoro Perez Negra
We just got in our first ever negra from Teodoro Perez, and it’s a killer guitar. I like that it’s o..