This intricate, lightweight "Greenaxe" electric guitar by Olaf Diegel shows off a new 3D printing technique that turns waste products like sawdust into high-strength, production-grade wood parts that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woodworker and guitar maker Eric Blackwell makes wood artwork and clocks from upcycled guitar scraps. Stepping into woodworker ...

A self-proclaimed “old-fashioned” craftsman, Randy Wood has built the music-making machines of Elvis Presley, Emmy Lou Harris, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, and others. The longtime luthier is still ...

Musicians are always singing about social change. Now their guitars are getting into the act. Martin Guitar Co. has just unveiled one of the greenest guitars to date: the D Mahogany 09, an acoustic ...

Using reclaimed wood from vacant buildings, Wallace Detroit Guitars turns the city’s history into music-making works of art. If there’s one thing Detroit natives take pride in, it’s their city’s ...

EL CAJON, Calif. — Earth Day 2023 is Saturday, April 22nd. The nation's biggest acoustic guitar manufacturer is celebrating its Urban Wood Initiative. In this Zevely Zone, I met a legend in El Cajon.

According to many musicians, in order to have the best sound possible, an acoustic guitar has to be made from the "right" type of wood. Unfortunately, such wood often comes from endangered, ...

Researchers have tested the sounds made by six different acoustic guitars in a study addressing the effects of the type of wood used in their construction. Some of the woods used for guitar backs are ...