The Gibson A3 mandolin. I was talking to our bass player last night at the gig and he mentioned picking up a mandolin to fool with. This antique was my first real mando of any quality and it ha...
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Most of the photographs you see of Chuck Berry, he has a Gibson ES 335 model guitar slung over his shoulder, while doing his famous “duck walk” dance. However one of my favorite photos o...
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Campanella Stringed Instruments I recently took a trip to Burlington, Vermont to enlist the services of the talented and well established luthier, Joseph Cleary. I had some issues with my curre...
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1968 Gibson B-25 Sunburst. I have a special affinity with this particular Gibson model guitar for more than one reason. I grew up around this guitar, and it is somewhat responsible for me bec...
Vintage guitars. So what’s with vintage guitars? What seems to be the driving force behind the vintage guitar market? If you know the answer, drop me a line because it has always been confusi...
Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cutaway P90 This tried and true all mahogany classic is a brilliant example of simplicity. A slab of mahogany for the body with a baseball bat of the same ...
Heritage Guitar. Many already know the history of this relatively small production guitar shop . I stumbled upon it in the late 80’s when I noticed their affordable guitars popping up on ...
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Lebeda mandolins are a great example of craftsmanship from the Czech Republic. Having played quite a few mandolins through the years, I realize that we are now living in a golden era for the avai...
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I picked up a used Fender Precision bass from a small on-line music shop a while back and was downright floored with the build and quality of this instrument from south of the border. I sh...
So how does the truss rod help combat the stress of steel strings and a not so perfect Mother Nature? The steel rod inserted inside the neck stiffens the neck and helps to keep the neck from bo...
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