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The acoustic guitar, with its beguiling simplicity and poignant resonance, has long been a fixture in the echelons of music history. Its origins can be traced back to the 16th century when it was ...
FEBRUARY 22, 2024 — Over three days this March, the Southwest Guitar Symposium (SWGS) will return to UTSA to showcase the versatility of the classical guitar and enable networking among musicians, ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — “I fell in love with wood,” said Brian Hawkins as he laughed. “That sounds crazy, but I did.” For nearly three decades, Hawkins has been carving out chords ...
Sexauer commented that Antonio Stradivari, the maker of Stradivarius violins and other instruments, worked until he was 93. “I’ve been in business for 55 years,” he said, “and I’m still ...
Lawrence is not your typical guitar builder. In fact, he was not really a guitar builder. At least, that was not his specialty. Bass guitars were his thing. So how did he end up making some of ...
A couple of late-night deep dives later, and the search for this elusive electric guitar led to the late Antonio Vandrè Pioli – also known as Wandrè – who, between 1957 and 1968, crafted the ...
MARCH 7, 2024 — The Southwest Guitar Symposium (SWGS), known for bringing guitar virtuosos from around the world to perform high caliber concerts and offer masterclasses to UTSA students, will make ...
Luthier Guitar Repair. 01/17/2024 | 56s Video has Closed Captions | CC. The Slice visits a Duluth luthier of Nielsen Custom Guitars. Aired 01/17/2024. Genre. Culture; Share This Video. Embed Video.
Carlos Santana abruptly cancels San Antonio show due to dehydration. Fans were left disconcerted the night of April 22 after the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was rushed to the hospital and forced ...
Guitar-fueled indie group Ratboys is hitting San Antonio on the heels of its best album yet After a series of increasingly assured releases, Ratboys this year dropped The Window.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — “I fell in love with wood,” said Brian Hawkins as he laughed. “That sounds crazy, but I did.” For nearly three decades, Hawkins has been carving out chords ...