NACOGDOCHES, TX (KTRE) - There are only a few known luthiers, or makers of stringed instruments, known to be from East Texas. One lives in Nacogdoches County. His name is Stephen Kinnaird. East Texas ...

Hand the banjo man a stringed instrument, and he'll pick you a tune fine enough to make Bill Monroe, the so-called father of bluegrass, perk up his ears. Hand him a cigar box, a car tag and a guitar ...

Brian Calhoun has made guitars for music legends. His latest clients are kids. At what age do most kids start learning how to play guitar? If you ask guitar maker Brian Calhoun, based on conversations ...

Don’t fret. Benjamin Williams can repair that coveted string instrument for you. The gifted luthier, after years working out of his home, has settled in nicely to the Old Town neighborhood of Mankato.

• View this story alongside more photos, a slideshow and a video. When Frank Ford and Richard Johnston first met as college students back in the 1960s, introduced by a mutual friend, it was evident ...

Andrew Madsen has been a luthier, a maker of stringed instruments like guitars, mandolins and ukuleles, for more than 20 years in his Neenah home-based workshop. He sells instruments through dealers ...

Brian Padilla stands behind the counter of Hilo Guitars and Ukuleles, coaxing notes as sweet as coconuts and mangoes from the delicate ukulele in his hands. Padilla opened Hilo Guitars and Ukuleles in ...