Recently I attended Bonnie Raitt’s concert at the Ryman theater. It made me ponder the artists that have had the greatest influence on my life. I started playing the guitar and piano when I was 11 years old – 1961. Folk music spoke to...

As the MI industry becomes increasingly aware of the needless waste generated by everything from drumstick creation (trees) to batteries (landfll fodder) to guitar strings (tons of scrap metal), companies are creating more innovative solutions and encouraging players and retailers to get into the...

Left to nature, magnificent Sitka trees can live to be over 800 years old and can reach over 300 feet in height. Sitka is the largest, and longest-lived spruce, its slow growth and resulting tight growth-ring character creates beautiful acoustic sound. Clearcutting the old...